Airlines will meet with the Federal Aviation Administration Wednesday to address weeks of delays at Newark Liberty International Airport following air traffic control staffing and equipment issues.

A staffing shortage, runway construction and deferred maintenance to crucial air traffic technology have made Newark Airport a national laughingstock.

Recent communications issues at the FAA facility handling flights in and out of Newark airport were not new, officials say. Outages happened at least three times last year. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more.

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.

The Federal Aviation Administration is considering temporary flight reductions in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport, and it's launching a safety task force.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy released a four-point plan to address the failing infrastructure at Newark Liberty Airport.

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.