Transportation Secretary, Newark and Sean Duffy
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US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has ordered a reduction of traffic at the airport for the “next several weeks,” insisting that it’s safe to fly out of New Jersey’s busiest airport, despite it using an “old” system, which he previously described as being run on “copper wire and floppy disks.”
The FAA is holding a “delay reduction” meeting Wednesday, seeking to cap the total number of flights at the airport.
The Biden administration is to blame for the ongoing air traffic control failures at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport, and throughout the system, Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday.
Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.