The total represents nearly a 10% drop from the same period last year, when 368,925 passengers went through security at the airport. The flight decrease appears to have helped Newark rebound after a series of travel issues,

Travelers at Newark Airport will face a reduced number of flights for the foreseeable future, United States Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed Wednesday. Last week, the FAA announced it would be limiting Newark to 28 inbound and outbound flights per hour until June 15 to combat ongoing

Sadly, Newark is not the exception; it’s a harbinger of all we can expect in years to come. America is experiencing both an aviation safety meltdown and a monopolization crisis. They are combining to make flying both more expensive and more dangerous.

The problems that disrupted flights at New Jersey’s largest airport this spring could be repeated anywhere across the country, so Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is trying to sell Congress on his plan to overhaul the nation’s air traffic control system that will cost “tens of billions.”

The temporary restrictions are being imposed after repeated flight delays and cancellations. The cap will increase to 68 flights per hour in mid-June.

According to the New York Post, a blackout on April 28 for air traffic controllers overseeing Newark led to many workers taking trauma leave, exacerbating its staff shortage. In addition, a Newark Airport runway is closed for “rehabilitation work” leaving the airport with only one functioning runway.

The FAA has dramatically cut the number of flights coming in and out of troubled Newark Liberty International Airport for at least the next several months, federal officials said Tuesday.

The FAA is holding a “delay reduction” meeting Wednesday, seeking to cap the total number of flights at the airport.

Flights at the New Jersey airport have been canceled and delayed in recent weeks amid communications problems plaguing air traffic control systems and ongoing construction.

A veteran air-traffic controller at the facility that handles flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport is calling for more resources and speaking out about the intense pressures workers face amid a staffing shortage and tech outages.

Air traffic control systems at Newark's airport have failed repeatedly. Flight delays and cancellations have mounted, even as the summer travel season kicks off.