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.
Flights at the New Jersey airport have been canceled and delayed in recent weeks amid communications problems plaguing air traffic control systems and ongoing construction.
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.
Guest host Scarlett Johansson kicked off the Please Don’t Destroy music video by asking the trio—Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, and Ben Marshall—whether they wanted to join her for a first-class flight. As the trio and Johansson began their celebratory trip, she informs them that she is flying them to vacation in Newark.
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.
The Federal Aviation Administration is cutting the number of departures and arrivals at Newark Liberty International Airport.