Most flights intended for Newark Liberty International Airport were delayed on Monday at their origin airports at airports due to a shortage of air traffic control staff.
The Federal Aviation Administration said in an advice that it postponed the incoming flights of all American airports and some in Canada. The agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
While incoming flights were held, there are few flights to Or from Newark Was canceled according to flightaware, an escape tracking company. Delays can have step -by -step effects on flights around the world.
Monday’s delay is the last in a series of setbacks for Newark, one of the busiest airports in the country and a large hub for United Airlines. On Friday, an air traffic control facility that leads planes at the airport had a short radar fault. A Similar failure Earlier in the month, controllers had not been able to communicate with pilots about 90 seconds.
The FAA delayed briefly on Sunday early and from Newark due to a telecommunications problem in the facility. That day, the transport secretary, Sean Duffy, said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he is planning to slow down flights at the airport to better tackle the long delays it has had in recent weeks.
The Trump administration has also promised to install new fiber optical cables that connect the airport and the facility, which was recently moved from Long Island in New York to Philadelphia.
In one press conference On Monday, Mr Duffy tried to ward off and say that the previous government had “brooded” the move to Philadelphia.
This is a developing story. Come back for updates.
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