United Removes Newark Flights From Daily Schedule After Air Traffic Controllers Walk Out Over Tech Issues

May 2, 2025 Travel, Trump Administration

CNBC reports:

United Airlines will cancel 35 roundtrip flights a day from its schedule at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey after thousands of passengers faced hourslong delays this week, CEO Scott Kirby said Friday, blaming the disruptions on air traffic controller staffing shortages and the FAA’s technology problems. More than 300 flights in and out of Newark were delayed as of Friday afternoon, adding to more than 1,400 other delays and cancellations earlier this week.

“It’s disappointing to make further cuts to an already reduced schedule at Newark, but since there is no way to resolve the near-term structural FAA staffing issues, we feel like there is no other choice in order to protect our customers,” Kirby said in a note to customers on Friday. The schedule cuts will begin this weekend. Kirby said that 20% of air traffic controllers for Newark “walked off the job” in recent days after several technology failures.

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United Airlines is cancelling 35 daily round trip flights from Newark, N.J., starting this weekend after a group of air-traffic controllers walked off the job

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— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) May 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM

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