{"id":130613,"date":"2024-11-27T09:55:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T02:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130613"},"modified":"2024-11-27T09:55:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T02:55:49","slug":"united-blames-faa-staffing-shortages-for-causing-significant-disruption-at-newark-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130613","title":{"rendered":"United blames FAA staffing shortages for causing &#8216;significant disruption&#8217; at Newark Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>United Airlines\u00a0said Tuesday that an acute <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/05\/25\/air-traffic-control-shortage-could-ruin-memorial-day-travel\/\">shortage of air traffic controllers<\/a> was causing \u201csignificant disruption\u201d for travelers at its busy Newark, NJ, hub outside of New York City.<\/p>\n<p>The airline said the Federal Aviation Administration has been forced to reduce traffic flows to Newark hub because of low staffing on 12 of the first 25 days of November, disrupting more than 343,000 United travelers by delays, cancellations, long taxi times and longer flight times related to air traffic control delays for Newark.<\/p>\n<p>United said that on Nov. 15 alone, air traffic control staffing issues resulted in canceled flights that disrupted 1,880 customers; gate and other delays disrupted an additional 24,558.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/one-world-trace-center-new-94028228_783639.jpg?resize=200,133&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/one-world-trace-center-new-94028228_783639.jpg?resize=231,154&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/one-world-trace-center-new-94028228_783639.jpg?resize=322,215&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/one-world-trace-center-new-94028228_783639.jpg?resize=600,400&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/one-world-trace-center-new-94028228_783639.jpg?resize=662,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 662w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/one-world-trace-center-new-94028228_783639.jpg?resize=90,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 90w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/one-world-trace-center-new-94028228_783639.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/one-world-trace-center-new-94028228_783639.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/one-world-trace-center-new-94028228_783639.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>United said the FAA has been forced to reduce traffic flows to Newark hub because of low staffing on 12 of the first 25 days of November <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The FAA said in \u201cthe Newark airspace, the FAA is addressing a decades-long issue of staffing and has been transparent with airlines and travelers about our plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>United\u2019s comments come as a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/26\/us-news\/more-than-18m-americans-to-travel-by-plane-this-thanksgiving\/\">record-setting Thanksgiving holiday air-travel period<\/a> is beginning.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThis is why it continues to be imperative for FAA to rebuild staffing levels so travelers can depend on safe, efficient air travel,\u201d United said.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last two years,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/12\/23\/news\/faa-identifies-19-serious-runway-incursions-this-year-report\/\">a series of near-miss incidents<\/a>\u00a0has raised concerns about US aviation safety and the strain on understaffed air traffic control operations. The FAA said\u00a0last month it was opening an audit\u00a0into runway incursion risks at the 45 busiest US airports after a series of near-miss incidents.<\/p>\n<p>The FAA\u00a0required 17 air traffic controllers\u00a0to move from New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON), known as N90, to Philadelphia in late July. New York TRACON is one of the busiest US facilities.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"33954575\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3338983050847;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-modal-image=\"33954575\" width=\"787\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Travelers at Newark Airport on Tuesday.\" class=\"wp-image-33954575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 3000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=300,225&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=768,576&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=1024,768&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=1536,1152&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=2048,1536&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=785,589&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 785w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=661,496&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 661w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=576,432&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 576w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=440,330&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 440w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=376,282&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 376w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=180,135&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 180w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=95,71&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 95w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=93,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 93w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=200,150&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=231,173&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=322,242&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=588,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 588w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=80,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 80w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=77,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 77w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=208,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 208w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=150,113&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/newark-airport-morning-tsa-area-94341956.jpg?resize=50,38&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cThis is why it continues to be imperative for FAA to rebuild staffing levels so travelers can depend on safe, efficient air travel,\u201d United said. Travelers at Newark Airport on Tuesday, above. <span class=\"credit\">Jennifer Graylock\/INSTARimages<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker told reporters last week the move allowed the agency \u201cto relieve the stress in New York and improve controller staffing levels by recruiting and training controllers in Philadelphia.\u201d Whitaker added that delays were down with the transfer of the airspace.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, the FAA has been forced to routinely assign controllers six-day work weeks and slow air traffic in the New York area.<\/p>\n<p>The FAA is about 3,000 controllers behind staffing targets and the agency said last year it had 10,700 certified controllers, about the same as a year earlier.<\/p>\n<p>The FAA in June extended cuts to minimum flight requirements at congested New York City-area airports through October 2025, saying the number of controllers handling traffic in New York was insufficient for normal traffic levels.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/26\/business\/united-blames-faa-staffing-shortages-for-causing-significant-disruption-at-newark-airport\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Airlines\u00a0said Tuesday that an acute shortage of air traffic controllers was causing \u201csignificant disruption\u201d for travelers at its busy Newark, NJ, hub outside of New York City. 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