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Moving air traffic controllers means retraining them on the quirks of a new facility, and the process can take years.
The shortage on Monday forced the F.A.A. to delay flights to the busy airport for up to nearly seven hours, the latest problem to plague the airport.
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FOX 5 New York on MSNGround delay at Newark airport due to 'staffing and technology issues'The FAA has put a ground delay in place at Newark airport. The ground delay comes a day after a 45-minute-long ground stop.
Newark airport's been plagued with issues that have travelers like me concerned about safety. It's not dangerous, but delays are a bigger concern.
Passengers traveling through Newark Airport on Thursday again dealt with significant delays due to FAA staffing shortages. In the morning, the FAA was reporting shortages leading to departing flights being delayed by an average of 75 minutes and arriving flights delayed by an average of five hours,
The Federal Aviation Administration is considering temporary flight reductions in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport, and it's launching a safety task force.