The air traffic controllers lost communication with Newark Liberty International Aircraft plane last week, according to the Union of the Workers, a revelation that were divided in second week.
Galen Munroe, a spokesperson for the Air Traffic Control Association, distributed and sequencing at the Philadelphia Air Traffic Control Center, “temporarily lost, and communications were” could not see, listen, listen or speak. “
Did not say how the interruptions lasted, but Bloomberg reported It was 90 seconds.
Communication breakdowns diverted hundreds of delays and cancellation and three dozen flights on the day, according to Aidan O’Donnell, the Director General of New Jersey Airports New York Port Authority and New Jersey. It was important for two hours that afternoon, no flight came out or landed on Newark.
As a result of the loss of communication, Munroe said: The drivers allowed federal staff who offer federal staff physically injured or a traumatic event about work. They did not know the “” go “media” by the media, “said Munroe Mr. Munroe in a statement.
The Federal Aviation Administration recognizes Monday “Our old air traffic control system affects our work force.” He said he was working on telecommunications equipment is more reliable in the New York area.
“Frequent equipment and telecommunications departures can be stressful for drivers,” FAA said.
Some Philadelphia drivers that help coordinate in Newark’s existing scans and departures “have taken the time to recover some recent expansion stress,” has added agencies. “While we can’t replace it very quickly, because of this specialized profession, we continue to train drivers who will eventually be assigned to that busy airport.”
Outreach is one of the three tracks of Newarks to be closed for construction and air traffic control centers have been shortaged at national level. United said he cut 35 returns a day last week from Newark schedule.
On Monday the low clouds asked FAA Interrupt the exits The plans that go to Newark, has a four-hour average and increasing the chaos of the trip in one of the most populous national airports. More than 200 flights were postponed from Newark to Monday morning, depending on the Fleusyware follow-up site.
On Monday, the United Kingdom of Newark, the flights were canceled by passengers, aimed at online customer service services.
Phyllis Adzetz Roda said he hoped to fly home to Myrtle Beach, after visiting his son Manhattan, but reached the flight to the airport and then canceled his flight. The son was leaving Asian and was not sure what to do, he said.
“I’m stressed right now,” he said when Mrs. Rod arrived at the front of the line when he was closed when he waited at the Terminal aid at the C. “Now I don’t know where to go.”
By adding his frustration, he said, gave a meal and a bonus for a hotel, but he could not imagine it appear on his phone.
Judith Davis, Columbus’s home flight, Ohio, was abandoned due to bad weather, said he waited for 45 minutes to get the customer service agent. Monday C was looking for alternative flights in the C terminal among passengers.
“I am very angry; I have to go back today,” Davis said, indicating frustration with a lack of support in the terminal. “To try to figure yours to the left.”
Chuck Senator Schumer in New York on Monday convene The main inspector’s offices to investigate Newark’s problems, he had “real look” on security issues and obsolete technology.
“Saying there is a small turbulence at Newark airport at Newark airport and the FAA of the year,” said Mr. Schumer at the news Congress. “We’re here because the FAA is really a mess.”
Newark’s problems could be “harbinger” if such issues have not been fixed. “He blamed the FAA and costumes imposed by the Trump Administration, and warned that other national airports can have similar problems.
New York and New York Port Authority New York International and Laguardia airports had to blame for workers in New York, Monday, on Air Traffic Control Centers.
“The Port Authority has invested millions to modernize Newark freedom, but these improvements are completely dependent on staff and federal airport system,” the Port Authority said. “We continue to demand FAA to constantly deal with employee deficiencies and accelerate the renewals of the technologies for a long time to continue to cause delays in the most populous national air corridor.”
In a statement FridayScott Kirby, the General Director of the United Airby, gave the negation of the last flights of Newark, gave them to the equipment for equipment and 20 percent of the airport airport drivers “said work”.
As a result, it added, “some deviated flights, hundreds of flights were delayed and negated and the worst, thousands of customers with travel plans.”
This week, about 68% of the 3,300 outputs of Newark, according to 10,000, according to a plane data company.
Paul Rinkaldi, a former president of the National Air Traffic Driver today is now Vice President of the Airlines at the Airport.
“Subject drivers in systems are a lack of confidence because of the interruptions they had in the last eight months,” he said.
It was not clear when the delays will be cleaned, and bad weather would help Newark passengers for passengers, as well as other meters airports.
A spokesman of Delta said the airlines had canceled three round flight flights in Newark due to air traffic control limits. Passengers on these flights were automatically reserved on flights at Laguardia and Kennedy airports.
But these airports also caused the weather. Inbound and outputs Flights Laguardia There were about an hour due to low clouds.
Clouds and rain can rest the regional flights and from outside until Midweek. The rain can increase the intensity on Monday, it is also possible with some storms. Shower options will go to Wednesday.
Judson Jones and Niraj chokshi Contribution reports.
2025-05-05 21:01:00