US EditionDuffy: Federal government reducing flights out of Newark airport
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced intentions to decrease the number of departures and arrivals at Newark Liberty International Airport over the coming weeks in response to persistent operational challenges.
- This decision follows persistent flight disruptions caused by radar outages, staffing shortages, and runway construction affecting Newark and the Philadelphia facility controlling its airspace.
- United Airlines, the largest carrier at Newark, cut 10% of its flights last week and now operates 293 daily, down from 440 historically, amid daily cancellations averaging 34 since mid-April.
- At 3:55 a.m. Last Friday, the Philadelphia radar responsible for managing Newark airport's air traffic experienced a 90-second outage, marking a recurrence of a similar disruption on April 28. These issues have contributed to growing delays at Newark, which rise from about five in the morning hours to 16 by evening.
- Duffy said these fixes are gradual and plans to raise the air traffic controller retirement age to 61 and offer bonuses to address a 3,000-controller shortage impacting airport capacity.
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The FAA says over the weekend another air traffic equipment outage resulted in a ground stop for arriving flights at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says flights in and out of Newark will be scaled back. NBC News’ Tom Costello reports more. Former FAA and NTSB investigator Jeff Guzzetti joins Katy Tur to share his analysis of the travel chaos Newark is facing.
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