United Airlines Cutting Service at Newark Intl Airport

Saturday, May 03, 2025

United Airlines cut 35 daily round-trip flights at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), citing FAA technology failures and staffing issues that resulted in five days of excessive delays. The cancellations " which are about 10% of the carrier's service at the major East Coast airport " starts this weekend. The move comes after nearly one-quarter of all FAA air traffic controllers at EWR "walked off the job" due to malfunctioning technology, further compounding chronic understaffing that has the FAA now issuing a Ground Delay for the gridlocked New York City-area airport. Link: nasstatus.faa.gov

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I thought this was one of Old Yeller's Day-1 priorities.
Using his logic, his watch, his fault.
Such a lewzer.
So sad.

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-05-03 06:55 AM | Reply

This is Trump's first American airport fatality.

Expect more.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-05-03 11:16 AM | Reply

#2: Hi Zed: You are probably right. Many American airports require federal subsidies to remain afloat as they provide a service to a remote area, but are not cost effective. Plattsburgh Intl Airport in upstate NY (which voted Red) would not survive without federal assistance. How much slashing did the GOP do to the 2026 budget for infrastructure and transportation spending is the question.

Sources:

www.cnbc.com

thepointsguy.com

www.aviationpros.com

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-03 01:19 PM | Reply

No more direct flights to World Trade Center and Shanksville?

This recession is worse than I thought.

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-03 01:20 PM | Reply

"Plattsburgh Intl Airport in upstate NY (which voted Red) would not survive without federal assistance. "

The United States of America will not survive without Federal assistance.

Of course, that's the plan.

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-03 01:24 PM | Reply

Death to Tyrants

#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-03 01:44 PM | Reply

#5: Hi Snoofy. Yup, that's the plan indeed. The Trumpf junta is debilitating the infrastructure and safety systems required for a nation to operate smoothly and protect itself from natural or foreign threats.

#7 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-03 01:44 PM | Reply