Grounded: When Technology Fails, So Does Our Faith in It The sight of grounded planes and frustrated passengers is a stark reminder that even the most advanced systems can fail.
On Monday, air traffic control failures at major airports on the East Coast left hundreds stranded, their holiday travel plans disrupted by an unexpected combination of human error and technological mishap.
Reports indicate that an air traffic control system malfunctioned, causing delays to mount, while a fiber optic cable was accidentally cut, exacerbating the issue.