United Airways to cancel flights at Newark Airport

CEO Scott Kirby said on Friday that the United Airlines will cancel 35 back and forth flights at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey after thousands of passengers faced long delays this week.

Kirby blames the disturbance of the lack of air traffic monitoring and technology issues with the Federal Aviation Administration.

“It is disappointing to make further cuts to a already reduced schedule in Newark, but because there is no way to solve structural employment problems in the near term, we feel that there is no other option to protect our customers.” Kirby said in a letter to the clients who announce the cancellation, which will start this week.

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More than 200 flights were delayed in Newark, and about 20 flights were canceled on Friday, according to Flightaware.

More than 500 flights were delayed inside and outside Newark on Thursday, and more than 200 flights were canceled.

Kirby indicated that 20 % of Newark air traffic controllers have left the job in recent days, which increases the double Technology failure there.

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“Consider that this air traffic control facility has been subjected to chronic players for years, and without these control units, it is now clear – and FAA tells us – that Newark Airport cannot deal with the number of aircraft that is scheduled to work there in the coming weeks and months,” he said.

On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that a series of issues prompted it to slow the traffic at the airport, which prompted United Airways To convert at least 35 flights to other airports.

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Kirby said he spoke with the Minister of Transport Sean Duffy Before you thank the Trump administration for the assembly of a proposal for “a major investment in the system in FAA technology, infrastructure and employees.”

“In the medium to long term, it is the only way to solve a problem at the system level,” Kirby said. “Now, we encourage them to apply this decisive leadership to the difficult situation they inherited in Newark, as well, by appointing it as a 3 -level airport that is controlled.”