
Dallas Flight Chaos: Telecom Outage Grounds Travelers
Published on: Sept. 20, 2025, 5:59 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
More than 1,800 flights experienced delays, and hundreds were canceled at two Dallas airports due to a telecom outage. The situation led the FAA to issue ground stops, exacerbating existing issues in the aging U.S. air traffic control system, prompting a congressional funding initiative for system overhauls.