A piece of burnt copper wire sparked a 90-second air traffic control blackout at Newark Liberty International Airport last week, prompting workers to take trauma leave as chaos ensues at the travel hub.

The New Jersey airport has entered its second week of massive hold ups, as the Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground delay for the eighth consecutive day.

Flights are being delayed an average of nearly four hours on Monday. There were 339 delays and 153 flight cancellations at Newark by 6:30 pm ET, according to Flight Aware.

The busy airport outside New York City experienced disruptions all week, which officials blamed on air traffic controller staffing issues and outdated equipment. 

The massive delays come as the Trump administration has worked to overhaul the US aviation industry, while the president has blamed DEI for the recent spate of flight disasters.

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