Severe weather this week hampered 280 flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport, with United bearing the brunt of the cancellations.
. “As you know, the weather we saw in EWR is something that the FAA has historically been able to manage without a severe impact on our operation and customers.”Kirby elaborates that arrival and departure rates into EWR were suppressed by 40% and 75%, respectively, indicating to him a staffing or experience issue with the FAA.
According to him, 150,000 United customers were affected by the cancellations and delays, though he does say that it’s“To be fair, it’s not the fault of the current FAA leadership that they are in this seriously understaffed position—it’s been building up for a long time before they were in charge,” Kirby wrote. “It’s not their fault, but they are responsible for solving the problem they inherited.”head as severe thunderstorms pounded the northeast through Tuesday.
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