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What you need to know
- A shortage of staff has forced the Federal Aviation Administration to implement a delay in the arrival of passengers at Newark Liberty International Airport, on one of the busiest traveling days of the entire year.
- At 1 p.m. FlightAware reported that as of 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, there were 145 delayed flights and 2 cancelled ones at Newark. Newark is one the three largest airports within New York City.
- On Tuesday, United Airlines said the FAA's air traffic control issues at Newark were causing "significant disruption" to its operations.
If you're flying into or out of the New York City area today, you better hope you're traveling through LaGuardia or JFK.
The Federal Aviation Administration has implemented an airport ground delay on Wednesday due to a staffing shortage. This is one of busiest days for travel. Transportation Security Administration will screen over 2,9 million passengers today.
At 1 p.m. FlightAware reported that on the evening of Wednesday ET, there were 145 delayed flights and 2 cancelled ones at Newark. This is one out of 3 major airports located in New York City.
United had flagged air traffic control issues at Newark yesterday
United Airlines recently said the FAA's air traffic control issues at Newark were causing "significant disruption" to its operations, according to an X post Tuesday from Reuters reporter David Shepardson.
According to FlightAware, United had 41 flights delayed as of 1 p.m. ET—more than double the number of any other airline—at Newark, one of its hubs.
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