On Monday evening the airport had far fewer than the 14 controllers agreed on between the union and regulators
New Jersey’s Newark airport, one of three major airports serving New York City, had just three air traffic controllers on duty Monday, which was well short of the 14 called for and forced air regulators to delay arriving flights for up to seven hours.
The air traffic controller shortfall, first reported by the New York Times, comes amid a growing number of problems for the hub. In a little more than a week, Newark has suffered three communications blackouts, rendering the control tower unable to track or communicate with planes for up to 90 seconds.
