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Moving air traffic controllers means retraining them on the quirks of a new facility, and the process can take years.
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.
Newark airport's been plagued with issues that have travelers like me concerned about safety. It's not dangerous, but delays are a bigger concern.
Passengers traveling through Newark Airport on Thursday again dealt with significant delays due to FAA staffing shortages. In the morning, the FAA was reporting shortages leading to departing flights being delayed by an average of 75 minutes and arriving flights delayed by an average of five hours,
Air Traffic Organization deputy COO Franklin McIntosh revealed in an exchange with Klobuchar that the agency is only on track to hire 2,000 air traffic controllers by the end of this year —
Newark Liberty International Airport is facing another FAA-imposed ground delay due to staffing shortages, after a telecommunications issue led to delays on Sunday.
Tech chaos at Newark Liberty airport saw a spike in cancellations and delays in recent weeks, disrupting one of the busiest airports in the United States.