Air Traffic Control Issues Continue For Newark Airport

The New York Times reports:

As few as three air traffic controllers were scheduled to work on Monday evening at the facility guiding planes to and from Newark Liberty International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said, far fewer than the target of 14 controllers for most of those hours.

The staffing crisis added strain to an already troubled aviation system, with flights to Newark delayed by as much as seven hours on Monday.

The F.A.A. said in a statement to The New York Times that it had at least three controllers scheduled every hour on Monday evening at a Philadelphia facility that manages Newark’s air traffic. But four people familiar with problems at the airport said that the number of fully certified controllers on duty was at times one or two.

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NYT: Newark Airport had 3 controllers on duty when the goal Is 14 https://t.co/kB1PWRZ0NS

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