During the construction work of the rail operator Amtrak in the US state of New Jersey, the main optic cable of the air traffic control center was severed by the excavation, which created a major air crisis.

Newark Airport in New Jersey and the nearby air network are facing a major technical crisis and flight operations at eight of the country’s major airports have been severely affected as of last report, with more than 1,000 flights canceled and 900 flights affected with delays of up to 170 minutes reported.

According to officials, the incident occurred during excavation work for New Jersey rail operator Amtrak.

During the ground work, a critical air traffic control fiber-optic cable was severed, knocking out telecommunications circuits in the region, including Newark.

The cable cut severely affected the radio frequencies of Philadelphia Air Traffic Control, the center that guides landings and takeoffs at the region’s major airports.

Emergency orders were issued to stop flights at Newark, Philadelphia, Teterboro airports.

It severely affected the schedule of New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Boston, San Diego, West Palm Beach, Dallas airports while hundreds of flights were diverted to other cities.

According to the officials, this serious technical problem has occurred at a time when flights of international delegates to the United Nations meeting in the country are arriving in New York.

Due to this crisis, the inconvenience of passengers and pressure on the air system has increased.

1321 flights to Newark, 1238 to New York, 1399 to Boston, 1218 to Philadelphia, 773 to Washington, 230 to West Palm Beach, 800 to San Diego and 2,500 to Dallas are affected.