12 h. ago Newark Airport passengers face lengthy delays due to staffing shortages

Newark Airport faces delays due to FAA Traffic Management Program triggered by staffing shortages, with flights delayed over an hour and a half amid nationwide controller shortages.

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5 d. ago Equipment Outages Vexed Newark Airport Controllers for Years

Records show that air traffic controllers handling Newark Liberty International Airport flights have grappled with equipment outages since at least 2023, an anxiety-causing situation they call “plug and pray.”

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1 week ago ‘No right to visit United States’: Embassy warns US will not tolerate illegal entry after Newark airport viral video

‘No right to visit United States’: Embassy warns US will not tolerate illegal entry after Newark airport viral video  Mint

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2 w. ago A runway under construction at Newark's beleaguered airport reopens early

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy praised airport officials, unions and workers for completing the estimated 60-day project 13 days early. The Newark airport has been hobbled by delays.

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2 w. ago WATCH: Toddler rescued from Newark Airport baggage conveyor belt 

Two officers rescued a two-year-old that stepped onto a baggage conveyor belt Wednesday at Newark Airport, jumping onto the conveyor belt just ahead of the baggage x-ray machine to reach the toddler. 

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3 w. ago Sec. Duffy tells 'Fox & Friends' that closed Newark airport runway could reopen within a week

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told "Fox & Friends" that Newark Airport's runway is set to reopen soon as efforts to tackle air traffic controller shortages continue.

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