5-Hour Delays and Diverted Flights: What’s Going on at Newark Airport?

NYTs - May 2, 2025

An alarming equipment failure and staffing shortages at an air traffic control center have worsened the effects of a runway closure, and the disruptions could go on for weeks.

Flying into or out of Newark Liberty International Airport has brought plenty of misery in the last week, with cancellations, delays stretching well past five hours and flight diversions that have stranded travelers far from their destinations.