{"id":241281,"date":"2025-09-20T11:07:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T11:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/241281\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T11:07:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T11:07:20","slug":"faa-slows-dallas-flights-after-telecom-outage-hits-air-traffic-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/241281\/","title":{"rendered":"FAA slows Dallas flights after telecom outage hits air traffic control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/83521649007-getty-images-2213584646.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>FAA, DOT reveal plans to modernize air traffic control, reduce delays<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of technology failures at Newark Liberty International Airport, the plans are aimed at improving safety and efficiency for air travel.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A telecommunications outage caused the FAA to slow air traffic into the Dallas Fort Worth area.<\/li>\n<li>Flights to Dallas Love Field and Dallas Fort Worth International were held at their departure points, with some diversions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration slowed air traffic into the Dallas Fort Worth area after a telecommunications outage hindered air traffic controllers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The FAA is slowing flights at Dallas Love Field and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport due to a reported local telephone company equipment issue that does not involve FAA equipment. The FAA is working with the telephone company to determine the cause.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Flights into both airports are are being delayed at their departure points for around 30-60 minutes, according to the FAA. Some flights that were already in the air were diverted to other airports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The entire Metroplex radar is out of service and everything is stopped, so use caution,&#8221; a controller at Dallas Love Field was heard telling a departing pilot on audio captured by LiveATC.net.<\/p>\n<p>Southwest Airlines, a major operator at Dallas Love Field, confirmed to USA TODAY that some of the carrier&#8217;s flights had been affected, including a handful that had been diverted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will work to get them back on track as soon as the FAA gives the go-ahead,&#8221; Lynn Lunsford, a Southwest spokesperson, said in an email.<\/p>\n<p>American Airlines, which has its main hub at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, said in a statement on social media that its flights could also be disrupted.<\/p>\n<p>Both American and Southwest issued travel waivers for passengers flying to, from or through Dallas, offering flexibility for those whose flights are affected to change their plans without paying a fare difference or fees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com\/i18n\/travel-info\/travel-alerts.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American<\/a>&#8216;s waiver is only valid for flights at DFW, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com\/i18n\/travel-info\/travel-alerts.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southwest<\/a>&#8216;s for flights at Love Field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Cruising Altitude: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/travel\/columnist\/2025\/05\/14\/air-traffic-control-how-we-got-here-cruising-altitude\/83230641007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Air traffic control keeps planes moving. So why does it cause delays?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to data from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flightaware.com\/miserymap\/usKDAL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FlightAware<\/a>, the two airports had a combined 58 flights cancelled and an additional 187 flights delayed just before 5:05 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n<p>The ground delay program is expected to be in place until at least 8 p.m. CT for Love Field and 9 p.m. CT for DFW.<\/p>\n<p>The telecom issue in Dallas mirrors a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/travel\/airline-news\/2025\/05\/11\/newark-airport-equipment-outage-sunday\/83569454007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">similar incidents<\/a> that struck air traffic controllers for Newark Liberty International Airport&#8217;s airspace this spring.<\/p>\n<p>(This story was updated to add new information.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\">Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and writes the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY. 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