Flights were delayed at Newark International Airport, ranked the 14th busiest airport in the country, by an average of four hours since Sunday.
Officials have blamed staffing issues and technical challenges.
Here’s what we know.
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What’s happening at Newark?
There were 482 flight delays and 141 cancellations on Sunday, according to the tracking website FlightAware. The impediments have continued through Monday, with at least 270 delays and 151 cancellations as of 2 p.m.
The delays at the major New York-area airport are mainly due to staffing issues.
What’s causing the delays?
Newark lost 20% of its air traffic controllers staffing this previous week due to walk-offs, and as a result, the airport can’t manage the number of flights that are scheduled to depart and land at the
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