Following a series of major disruptions in New Jersey’s main airport, the Federal Aviation Administration announced on Tuesday it is requiring temporary cuts to flights at Newark after meetings with major US airlines to address congestion.
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Newark Liberty International Airport has been dealing with a chaotic series of equipment outages, runway construction and air traffic control staffing issues for weeks.
The FAA interim order did not specify what specific flights are being cut but said it requires three to seven flights to be reduced per hour based on time of day over what was approved last fall.
The FAA said the action will “relieve the substantial inconvenience to the travelling public caused by excessive flight delays at the airport”.
The FAA could add or reduce flights if it determines capacity exists to accommodate more flights without a significant increase in delays, or if further flight reductions are needed.
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The FAA held three days of one-on-one meetings last week with the airlines “to find a balance between reducing their operations at the airport and meeting the needs of each individual airline”.
