Newark flights back to normal after air traffic controller shortage

Air traffic controller shortage leads to slowdown at Newark Airport 00:29

NEWARK, N.J. — Flights are back to normal at Newark Liberty International Airport after they had to be slowed Monday evening because of an air traffic controller shortage, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

“Operations at Newark Liberty International Airport are currently normal. The FAA briefly slowed flights into and out of Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday evening due to air traffic controller staffing issues at the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (N90),” the FAA said in a statement Tuesday.

Flights at John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports were not impacted.

This is expected to be a busy week at the airports , with people traveling for the 4th of July holiday , and Hurricane Beryl impacting flights in the Caribbean .

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