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Airlines will meet with the Federal Aviation Administration Wednesday to address weeks of delays at Newark Liberty International Airport following air traffic control staffing and equipment issues.
Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.
Recent communications issues at the FAA facility handling flights in and out of Newark airport were not new, officials say. Outages happened at least three times last year. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more.
The FAA is holding a “delay reduction” meeting Wednesday, seeking to cap the total number of flights at the airport.
Technology and staffing problems have plagued the airport, one of the nation’s busiest hubs. Officials say they are trying to resolve the issues, but concerns remain.
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The shortage on Monday forced the F.A.A. to delay flights to the busy airport for up to nearly seven hours, the latest problem to plague the airport.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy released a four-point plan to address the failing infrastructure at Newark Liberty Airport.