If you need to connect to a flight in Newark

[Anonymous]

We just returned from a trip to Bermuda where we had to connect in Newark. It was one of the most difficult travel experiences. Our flight was delayed out of Dulles by 45 minutes. We barely made our flight in Newark because we had to go from Terminal A to Terminal C. They held our flight but luggage did lit make it. Going back, flight delayed into Newark by an hour and a half, then Newark flight delayed 2 hours. Do that left lots of time to get your flight since we had planned a 2 hour layover. We came to find out that delays into and out of Newark are common due to staffing issues with traffic control. Plan accordingly if you are connecting through Newark. Minimum an hour and half especially if in different terminals or consider driving directly to Newark.

[Anonymous]

Agree. I took the train home after an international flight once because there were no flight rebooking options.

Newark Airport generally has improved dramatically but international connections are still difficult.

[Anonymous]

Newark has a shortage of air traffic controllers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Newark has a shortage of air traffic controllers.

The particular ATC staffing shortage is for all of NYC, including EWR, JFK, and LGA. Locality pay there is not enough to cover the higher cost of living, so their ATC folks tend to move away whenever a better location has openings.

Separately, the metro NYC air space is some of the most congested in the country.

Last, and I think this is not as bad as it used to be, the customs & immigration setup at EWR meant significant arrival delays for overseas flights. GE and NEXUS used to help a lot at EWR with speeding overseas arrivals, but they are more popular now, more widely held, so they only help some these days.