Newark Airport Crisis (Live Updates): Ground Delay But Far Less Disruption Tuesday—Here’s What We Know

Newark Airport Crisis (Live Updates): Ground Delay But Far Less Disruption Tuesday—Here’s What We Know

Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.

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(Newark, NJ) – – The FAA is blaming the 45-minute ground stop May 11th at Newark Liberty International Airport on a telecommunications problem. It was at least the third major problem to hit the airport over the past two weeks. Just two days earlier, radar screens briefly went dark for air traffic controllers, resulting in hundreds of cancelations and delays at Newark, according to FlightAware.com.  Air traffic controllers informed at least one …

Newark Airport woes persist with ground delay and more than 80 cancellations

Travel woes persisted Monday at New Jersey's beleaguered Newark Liberty International Airport with a ground delay in effect.

In Video: Trump administration lays out agressive plan to address Newark air traffic control outages

United Airlines Assures Passengers That Newark Flights Are "Absolutely Safe" In a statement released just hours ago, the head of United Airlines sought to alleviate concerns about the ongoing issues at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), a major hub for the airline. The statement came as the Transportation Secretary and FAA head announced plans to address the communications and technology issues plaguing the airport. As of today, more th…

NEW JERSEY — Travel problems persisted on Monday at the besieged Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, with a land delay in place. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated in an X publication on Monday morning that “Due to FAA staff problems, an Earth Delay Program has been implemented at #EWR. Please contact your airline to find out the status of your flight.” Due to FAA staff issues, the FAA has instituted a Ground Delay …