Chemical Odor at Air Traffic Center Halts Flights Across Major East Coast Airports
Baltimore, Friday, 13 March 2026.
A strong chemical odor impacting air traffic controllers has forced a sudden halt to flights across major Mid-Atlantic airports, causing severe logistical disruptions along the East Coast.
Ripple Effects in the Aviation Sector
The physical environment of air traffic controllers is rarely the focal point of supply chain risk, yet it became the primary bottleneck