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Newark Airport travelers share frustrations over airport flight delays amid government shutdown

Newark Liberty International Airport saw over 120 flights cancelled on Sunday, with some delays spilling over into JFK International Airport and LaGuardia Airport.

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Airport closures, flight delays expected to continue amid shutdown

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Delays at Newark Airport hit 3 hours as gov't shutdown leads to air traffic controller shortages

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US Flight Delays Spike as Air Traffic Controller Absences Increase

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday the Trump administration would shutter the U.S. aviation system if he thought an ongoing government shutdown was making it unsafe to travel.

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DOT may close certain parts of the airspace due to air traffic controller shortages

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Shutdown could close some US airspace, airline stocks fall

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Duffy says he would shutter US airspace if he thought it was unsafe

"absolutely there's more risk" during the ongoing shutdown.

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Duffy predicts ‘mass chaos’ in skies if shutdown continues into next week

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'Mass chaos': Duffy says he might have to close some airspace next week amid shutdown

‘Staffing' issues force Newark Airport ground stop as federal shutdown wears on

Air traffic controllers missed their paychecks Tuesday because of the ongoing government shutdown, and that has Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the head of the controllers’ union concerned that flight delays could multiply as increasingly stressed-out controllers call out sick.

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Delays over 3 hours at Newark Airport due to staffing shortage

An air traffic control staffing shortage is causing delays at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday, according to the FAA. The delays started before 11 a.m. and are expected to last through 3 a.