The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued ground stops at JFK and LaGuardia airports on Monday ahead of President Trump’s trip to New York City.President Trump is set to fly into New York’s JFK this afternoon to meet with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.Trump is traveling to New York City after a White House ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Helipad.The president will meet with Mamdani at Gracie Mansion ahead of the UN General Assembly.The FAA issued the ground stop to planes in New York, Boston, New Jersey’s Teterboro, and Newark due to equipment outages.Fox News reported:An equipment outage has grounded planes at some major airports in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania on Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.“The FAA is pausing flights into Philadelphia International, Teterboro and Newark Liberty International airports due to issues with some frequencies at Philadelphia TRACON,” the FAA told Fox News in a statement earlier Monday.Since the statement, John F. Kennedy International Airport and Laguardia also faced ground stops due to the equipment outage.FAA Administrator Brian Bedford said Philly TRACON lost their primary circuit, and when they switched to the backups, they learned the fiber optic cable had a break.Bedford said the TRACON may come back on at 1:30 p.m. ET if the new circuit is installed. The fiber optic cable, however, will take around 13 hours to fix.DEVELOPING…The post JUST IN: FAA Issues Ground Stops at JFK and LaGuardia Due to Equipment Outage Ahead of Trump’s Trip to New York City appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.