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Flights At Bush Intercontinental Airport Experience Delays After Contractor Damages Fiber-Optic Line
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 13, 6:28 PM CDT
updated Oct 13, 6:53 PM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by KPRC 2 (NBC), KRIV and KTRK-TV, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
Fiber optic cable damage caused flight delays at Bush Intercontinental Airport before a ground stop was lifted, KTRK-TV and KRIV reported. KPRC 2 (NBC) reported that the disruption followed a contractor damaging the fiber-optic line.
Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 3, Oct 13, 11:27 PM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Ground stop lifted after fiber optic cable damage at Bush Intercontinental Airport, officials say · KTRK-TV
- Houston travel: Fiber optic cable damage causing delays at Bush Intercontinental Airport · KRIV
- Flights at Bush Intercontinental Airport experience delays after contractor damages fiber-optic line · KPRC 2 (NBC)
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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