Airlines

Delta Air Lines will add nonstop flights from LAX to Monterey and Philadelphia starting in late 2026. The airline plans over 200 daily departures at LAX during the 2027 summer peak.

A Verizon fiber optic cable cut during New Jersey construction disrupted backup communications at the FAA Philadelphia TRACON on Sept 21, 2026. This caused grounding and delays at Newark, JFK, and Philadelphia airports and delayed or canceled over 9,500 flights nationwide.

A technical failure at NATS Prestwick control centre on 21 September 2026 caused 227 flight cancellations across northern UK regions. Ryanair reported over 25,000 passengers affected during the incident.

Aeroméxico will start the first nonstop flights from Mexico City to Nassau and Montego Bay in March 2027. The routes will operate three times weekly using Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes.

Delta Air Lines will add nonstop flights from LAX to Monterey and Philadelphia next summer, also increasing service to seven other US destinations. Vice president Amy Martin highlighted these routes as part of Delta’s growth and commitment to Los Angeles and the West.

Sydney Airport experienced flight cancellations and delays on 11 September 2026 due to a shortage of air traffic controllers. Qantas reported six cancellations with delays up to 80 minutes, and Virgin Australia had six cancellations and delays up to 50 minutes.

A severed Verizon fiber cable on September 21 disrupted air traffic control in the Northeast US, causing ground stops at major airports. Newark Liberty International Airport reported over 1,000 flights delayed or canceled during the incident.

A second NATS air traffic control failure on 21 September 2026 led to 227 flight cancellations across UK airports including Manchester and Edinburgh. Ryanair reported over 25,000 passengers affected.

A technical failure at NATS Prestwick control centre on 21 September 2026 caused cancellation of 227 flights across northern UK airports. This marked the second major air traffic control disruption in two weeks.

NATS experienced a second air traffic control system failure on 21 September 2026, causing 227 flight cancellations across northern UK airports. The issue at Prestwick control centre is unrelated to a separate outage on 8 September that cancelled nearly 2,100 flights.