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Flights snarled at Dallas airports over equipment issues, FAA says
- On Friday afternoon, a telecommunications failure in Dallas disrupted radar and some communication systems for FAA air traffic controllers, resulting in a halt of departures and delays at the city’s major airports, including both the local and regional hubs.
- The outage resulted from a local telephone company equipment failure that silenced radios for 30 seconds and darkened radar scopes for 90 seconds, following similar earlier issues in other regions.
- FlightAware reported 645 delays and 183 cancellations at DFW, with Love Field experiencing around 165 delays, some flight diversions occurred, and travelers endured long wait times and missed connections.
- Southwest spokesperson Lynn Lunsford stated that the airline plans to resume normal operations promptly once they receive approval from the FAA, while Secretary Sean Duffy emphasized the necessity of a costly and extensive upgrade to the air traffic control system.
- The FAA is collaborating with the telephone company to identify the cause and resumed some flights after 3:30 p.m. CT, suggesting prolonged recovery efforts and potential support for modernizing the control system.
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