Accidentally cut wire triggers travel chaos at major US airports as passengers face seven-hour delays

A travel nightmare engulfed five major Northeast airports Monday after construction contractors accidentally severed a Verizon cable. Ground stops are in effect for Newark Liberty International (EWR), Teterboro (TEB), Philadelphia International (PHL) and John F Kennedy International (JFK), with some delays reaching seven hours. Meanwhile, flights departing from LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in Queens, Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) are also facing ground delays. Bryan Bedford, the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), said Monday that the 600-foot fiber cable cut occurred 'somewhere between' New Brunswick and Newark, New Jersey. 'Somebody dug it up,' Bedford...