A Canadian airline is launching a new route in Newark as the city's airport faces major air traffic control issues. Porter Airlines is adding a nonstop route from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL),

The carrier’s chief executive said it “took a big drop in bookings for a few weeks” as Newark suffered several radar outages.

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Passengers at Newark Liberty International Airport have suffered delays of up to five hours due to runway work, equipment outages, and staff shortages.

United Airlines’ second-quarter profit will fall well below its original outlook because flight disruptions and air traffic control outages at its Newark hub have driven away passengers and forced the carrier to cut ticket prices for the summer.

Newark Liberty International Airport is one of the largest hubs of United Airlines , and the congested airport is also the Chicago-based carrier's biggest operational challenge.

Operations at United Airline's massive hub at Newark Liberty International airport have stabilised following a sharp reduction in daily air traffic mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Amid dire conditions at the airport, an airline operations crew has had to figure out how to get more than 600 flights a day to take off and land without incident.

Operations at Newark, one of the main airports serving New York City, have improved significantly after the federal government imposed flight cuts following a series of major disruptions, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Wednesday.