FAA Limits Newark Flights
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There is more turbulence for travelers at Newark Liberty International Airport. The FAA is significantly reducing the number of hourly flights.
For the fourth time in a month, Newark Airport has lost radio contact, and now, the FAA has issued an interim order that reduces the arrival and departure rate at the New Jersey airport, which serves New York City and surrounding areas.
The interim rule will cap the number of arrivals and departures at Newark Liberty International Airport at 28 apiece per hour. That’s in line with the limits imposed after about half a dozen controllers went on a 45-day trauma leave following the first outage on April 28.
Live" was the latest program to take aim at Newark Airport's delays during a sketch in its May 17 season finale.
Three days of meetings to discuss reducing the number of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport concluded Friday in the wake of critical air traffic control problems around the metro New York hub and other US airports.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy admitted he changed his wife’s flight from Newark to LaGuardia just hours after claiming the troubled New Jersey airport was safe for the public.
Flight disruptions and safety fears push fliers to steer clear of the New Jersey airport.