The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Monday that a new technical failure has been recorded, marking the fourth such issue to impact the operations center responsible for managing flights going to and from Newark Liberty International Airport.
According to the FAA, the air traffic control tower based in Philadelphia experienced a disruption in its radio communications at approximately 11:35 a.m., losing frequencies for a short window of about two seconds.
Officials assured the public that, even with the temporary glitch, all planes operating in the Newark area “remained safely separated.”
Authorities have launched an inquiry into the cause of the incident, and the outage is currently under investigation.
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