Live" was the latest program to take aim at Newark Airport's delays during a sketch in its May 17 season finale.

Three days of meetings to discuss reducing the number of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport concluded Friday in the wake of critical air traffic control problems around the metro New York hub and other US airports.

A near collision between two commercial jets at LaGuardia Airport in New York City earlier this month is under investigation, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Monday.

United Airlines executives are trying to reassure their customers it is safe to fly at Newark Liberty International Airport​, despite all the recent problems.

The FAA plans to limit landings and takeoffs to 28 each per hour. Before the April outage, the number often exceeded 40 landings an hour and 40 takeoffs. The FAA says that limit will remain in place until June 15, when runway construction is finished. That number will increase to 34 landings an hour through October 25.

Flight disruptions and safety fears push fliers to steer clear of the New Jersey airport.

Newsday spoke to experts who said that the direct cause of Newark’s blackout was unique, but the region's other airports like Long Island MacArthur, LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy face some of the same underlying issues — like dated equipment and a long-term shortage of air traffic controllers.

At a House Appropriations Committee meeting yesterday regarding the Department of Transportation’s fiscal budget for 2026, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) referenced Duffy’s comments. She suggested that Duffy “diverted [his] wife from Newark airport to LaGuardia out of a sense of security.”