64 h. ago International airport in chaos again with all flights grounded after staff shortage

Flights in and out of Newark Airport are currently grounded, due to a lack of air traffic control staff. Both inbound and outbound flights will face major disruption

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64 h. ago Newark Airport forced to ground all flights causing travel chaos for passengers

Newark Airport departures are currently being grounded, with the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Control System Command Center saying staff shortages are to blame

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64 h. ago International airport in chaos as flights are grounded due to staff shortages

Newark Airport has been hit by yet more chaos today as the New Jersey travel hub has been forced to ground all flights with immediate effect due to staff shortages

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65 h. ago Chaos at major airport as ground stop halts ALL planes just weeks after tech meltdown

Flights at this major travel hub have been grounded due to staffing issues Wednesday.

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2 d. ago How to win the £208 Euromillions on Friday: Experts reveal rare numbers that boost chances, luckiest places to buy and if tickets bought online are more likely to hit the jackpot

After a shock roll-over when no players hit the jackpot on Tuesday, entrants now have another chance. But one question will be on everyone's lips - is there anything they can do to boost their chances?

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4 d. ago Another disaster at Newark Airport as TODDLER gets lost on luggage conveyor belt

Newark Airport has faced yet another disaster after a toddler got lost on the luggage conveyor belt.

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4 d. ago Rare win for Newark airport as runway reopens ahead of schedule

Additional temporary and weekend closures may be introduced later this year as further work is completed at the airport.

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5 d. ago Child, 2, slips behind JetBlue ticket counter to go for joyride on conveyor

The infant was found ‘in the checked baggage room on the lower level’ shared airport officials

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6 d. ago Brian May gushes over wife Anita Dobson in rare update after Soap Awards win

Queen rocker Brian May has shared a rare comment about his actress wife Anita Dobson following her win at the Soap Awards and his terrifying health scare last year

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1 week ago United Airlines flight from Edinburgh cancelled after 'mechanical fault' found

A United Airlines flight travelling from Edinburgh Airport to Newark was called off after a mechanical issue with the plane was discovered prior to take off.

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2 w. ago How flight reductions at Newark Airport are impacting prices at nearby airports

New Jersey airport has been experiencing widespread technology and communication issues

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2 w. ago Newark airport sees fourth air traffic control outage in 3 weeks. What is actually going on?

The FAA said no one was hurt and operations were not interrupted as a result of Tuesday’s communication outage at Newark.

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3 w. ago Strike by New Jersey Transit train engineers leaves some 350,000 commuters in the lurch

New Jersey Transit train engineers are on strike in a dispute over wages, leaving an estimated 350,000 commuters in New Jersey and New York City to seek other means to reach their destinations or consider staying home

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3 w. ago Denver Airport loses all air traffic control communications for 90 seconds sparking panic in skies

It is the last incident in a slew of air traffic control blackouts that have riddled American airspace in recent weeks - including multiple outages at Newark International Airport.

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3 w. ago Newark airport had three air traffic controllers on duty instead of 14

On Monday evening the airport had far fewer than the 14 controllers agreed on between the union and regulatorsNew Jersey’s Newark Liberty airport, one of three major airports serving New York City, had just three air traffic controllers on duty on Monday, which was well short of the 14 called for and forced air regulators to delay arriving flights for up to seven hours.The air traffic controller shortfall, first reported by the New York Times, comes amid a growing number of problems for the hub. In a little more than a week, Newark has suffered three communications blackouts, rendering the control tower unable to track or communicate with planes for up to 90 seconds. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Sean Duffy blames Biden for Newark airport crisis, but also says it should’ve been fixed during Covid — when Trump was in office

Former transportation secretary said Duffy should spend ‘less time blaming others’

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3 w. ago Software update keeps Newark airport radar online but network concerns and flight limits remain

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says a new software update prevented a third radar outage over the last two weeks at New Jersey's busy Newark airport when a telecommunications line failed again over the weekend

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3 w. ago Transportation secretary wants flights at Newark scaled back but insists it’s safe to continue operations

Flights were grounded once again at Newark Airport on Sunday morning — and the Transport Secretary says he’s ‘concerned about the whole airspace’ due to aging tech

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3 w. ago Woeful Manchester United suffer 17th Premier League defeat of season as West Ham claim rare win

Manchester United 0-2 West Ham: The visitors secured a first win at Old Trafford since 2007 to snap an eight-match winless run

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3 w. ago Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce flight capacity at Newark airport

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of the Newark Liberty International Airport for the “next several weeks,” as New Jersey’s largest airport struggles with radar outages and numerous flight delays and cancellations due to a shortage of air traffic controllers

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