The agency warned passengers on Monday that they should expect an average of 19-minute delays on all flights through 9 p.m., with the airport claiming the delays were due to “FAA staffing issues.” 4.
Monday’s delays were the latest in a string of setbacks for Newark, one of the nation’s busiest airports and a large hub for United Airlines... To reduce delays, Duffy said, he also plans to reduce the number of flights at the airport.
Travellers faced major disruption at two of America’s busiest airports on Monday, with more than 450 flights delayed and dozens cancelled due to ongoing air traffic control issues and staff shortages.
As delays and air traffic communication blackouts mount at Newark Liberty InternationalAirport, United Airlines reached out to its customers on May 12 to assure them that "all the flights in and out of EWR are absolutely safe.".
...Liberty InternationalAirport ... As per NBCNews, by 3 pm ET on Monday, 186 delays and over 84 cancellations had been logged at the airport, with the FAA attributing the disruption to staffing shortages.
But those booking flights for summer vacation should avoid flights through Newark, according to CNN analyst and former FAA safety inspector DavidSoucie, who notes that nearby airports could experience delays due to reduced traffic at Newark.
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Another air traffic control equipment outage at Newark airport triggered delays Monday even as systems responded properly. KrisVan Cleave has more ... .
It did not have an estimate as to when service would resume ... Trains were also on “temporary hold” between Baltimore and BWI-Marshall Airport. “An extended delay is anticipated,” the rail line wrote in a post to X ... .
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