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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.
The Biden administration is to blame for the ongoing air traffic control failures at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport, and throughout the system, Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy released a four-point plan to address the failing infrastructure at Newark Liberty Airport.
Newark Liberty International Airport is facing another FAA-imposed ground delay due to staffing shortages, after a telecommunications issue led to delays on Sunday.
I know I’ll probably never come to this airport again,” the first-time flyer said. “It’s stressful. It seems like nobody cooperates. It’s just not a good environment they created.”
On Sunday, Sen. Charles Schumer, a Democrat who represents New York, issued a statement demanding U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy prioritize Newark in the federal government’s new plan to overhaul and modernize the Federal Aviation Administration’s Air Traffic Control system.
The CEO of United Airlines penned a letter to employees outlining what he thinks the Federal Aviation Administration needs to do to fix all the delays plaguing Newark Liberty International Airport.