The FAA is holding a “delay reduction” meeting Wednesday, seeking to cap the total number of flights at the airport.

Moving air traffic controllers means retraining them on the quirks of a new facility, and the process can take years.

Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.

Newark Liberty International Airport is facing another FAA-imposed ground delay due to staffing shortages, after a telecommunications issue led to delays on Sunday.

Passengers traveling through Newark Airport are getting a break on Wednesday from the recent spate of delays and cancellations. According to the FAA airport status website, there are no widespread delays or cancellations at Newark Liberty International Airport,

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

At a House Appropriations Committee meeting yesterday regarding the Department of Transportation’s fiscal budget for 2026, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) referenced Duffy’s comments. She suggested that Duffy “diverted [his] wife from Newark airport to LaGuardia out of a sense of security.”

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport for the "next several weeks."

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.