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The FAA is holding a “delay reduction” meeting Wednesday, seeking to cap the total number of flights at the airport.
The Trump administration announced an emergency task force of executives from Verizon, L3Harris and the FAA to fix the communication issues at Newark airport.
Sunday's incident marks the fourth time in the past two weeks that technical problems have disrupted air traffic at Newark.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport for the "next several weeks."
Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.
At times Monday evening, as few as three air traffic controllers per hour were lined up to monitor via radar the planes flying into and out of the airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
United Airlines Holdings Inc. expects flight reductions at Newark airport to linger through summer and into fall as the crucial travel hub struggles to recover from air traffic control glitches that have already disrupted hundreds of flights.