Copper wires to blame for US flight disruption, says Trump administration
With thousands of flights cancelled and travel disruption continuing, officials say the situation should return to normal Sunday. The Trump administration pointed to aging infrastructure – specifically "a botched replacement of old copper wire communication lines" – as being responsible for nationwide travel chaos.
Covered by 2 sources from 2 countries. First reported by France 24 ·
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Copper wires to blame for US flight disruption, says Trump administration
With thousands of flights cancelled and travel disruption continuing, officials say the situation should return to normal Sunday. The Trump administration pointed to aging infrastructure – specifically "a botched replacement of old copper wire communication lines" – as being responsible for nationwide travel chaos.
- PunchNigeria
US flight disruptions may continue until Monday – Trump administration
The Trump administration says air travel havoc in the United States, caused by a system upgrade failure, may continue until Monday with hundreds of flights Read More: https://punchng.com/us-flight-disruptions-may-continue-until-monday-trump-administration/
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2 outlets from 2 countries are covering this story: France 24 and Punch. France 24 published it first, on November 14, 2026; the last outlet to join was Punch, 27 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Trump.
By country: France (1), Nigeria (1).
