A massive telecommunications outage caused chaos at Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Dallas Love Field on Friday, forcing federal officials to halt flights, and leaving thousands of travelers stranded across the region.

Newsweek has contacted the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), DFW International Airport, and Dallas Love Field for comment via email.

Why It Matters

Flight delays on this scale ripple far beyond Dallas. Thousands of stranded passengers mean missed family events, lost business opportunities, and cascading disruptions at airports nationwide.

The incident also underscores vulnerabilities in the U.S. aviation system—where a single technical failure can ground flights across the country—raising fresh concerns about whether America's aging air traffic

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