Thousands of people were embarrassed after delays and coherent cancellations in Newark Liberty International.
Day 9 seems to be difficult for travel, especially with the fog this morning.
The FAA published on Monday a statement saying that the obsolete air traffic control system to make its workforce.
They say that frequent equipment and telecommunications breakdowns can be stressful for controllers.
In relation:
“Some Philadelphia Tracon controllers work on Newark arrivals and departures have taken time to recover from the stress of several recent breakdowns,” FAA said in a statement.
The FAA says that when there are personnel or equipment problems, it intentionally slows down the rate of arrivals in the airport to ensure everyone’s safety.
In the same sense, United CEO, Scott Kirby, said that he had canceled 35 round-trip flights from Newark per day to protect customers and there is no way to solve the structural structural FAA problems.
Transport Secretary Sean Duffy announced last week of new incentives for staff and is expected to announce a plan to build a brand new air traffic control system this week.
Make sure you continue to check with your airline if you fly anytime soon.
