United to cancel 35 roundtrip flights a day at EWR after ongoing FAA equipment, staffing issues

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Anonymous wrote:This is a good thing for the environment. 35 fewer flights a day is literally HUNDREDS of tons of carbon dioxide emissions not going into the atmosphere. That’s the equivalent of millions of vehicle miles worth of pollution that isn’t going into our air. Every single day.

How can anyone NOT see the good in this?

There is the same demand for flights. The connections will just be elsewhere. You silly goose.

I thought that tariffs/recession/inflation and hatred of American would lower tourism / travel which along with the corresponding poverty and death will drastically reduce CO2 from vehicle exhaust and human breathing.

Yes,there will be reduced demand for flights - the airlines are already seeing it and cutting back. That doesn't change the issue though.

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Anonymous wrote:Who wants to go to Newark?

LOL....you sound foolish.

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issues and staffing shortages, the CEO of United Airlines said the company has no choice but to unilaterally cancel flights from its schedule.

Starting this weekend, United will cancel 35 roundtrip flights per day from its Newark schedule, United CEO Scott Kirby said in a letter to customers.

Three times this week, flights through Newark faced significant delays for a combination of issues, compounded by ongoing runway construction at the airport.

The FAA has experienced equipment issues at its Philadelphia TRACON center, which helps manages the airspace around Newark Liberty, causing delays for passengers. The FAA said it has also had air controller staffing shortages.

"Unfortunately, the technology issues were compounded as over 20% of the FAA controllers for EWR walked off the job. Keep in mind, this particular air traffic control facility has been chronically understaffed for years and without these controllers, it’s now clear – and the FAA tells us – that Newark airport cannot handle the number of planes that are scheduled to operate there in the weeks and months ahead," Kirby said in his letter.

In response to question about Kirby's letter, the FAA said, "The FAA is slowing arrivals and departures at Newark Liberty International Airport due to runway construction at Newark and staffing issues at Philadelphia TRACON, which guides aircraft in and out of the airport."

Experts said there are no signs the problems would ease as travel picks up going into the summer.

How long can this go on? The NE air traffic cause about 90% of the delays in US air traffic.

Stop flying. How hard is this people ?

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Stop flying. How hard is this people ?



Pretty hard, in fact. We live & work on the W Coast and travel for work. But even if retired, we have one son, wife and grandkids in the Midwest, one in nyc and one in Africa. Last I checked you can’t drive there. Oh yes, I forgot about parents and siblings in Canada. MIL broke her hip so we flew up to help her. What kind of life do you live where you never get on a plane?

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Stop flying. How hard is this people ?



Pretty hard, in fact. We live & work on the W Coast and travel for work. But even if retired, we have one son, wife and grandkids in the Midwest, one in nyc and one in Africa. Last I checked you can’t drive there. Oh yes, I forgot about parents and siblings in Canada. MIL broke her hip so we flew up to help her. What kind of life do you live where you never get on a plane?

The regular kind of life where it is too expensive to fly all the time.

You could not pay me to fly out of DCA right now.

And airlines are going to have to start charging more to make up for all those empty flights coming from Europe and Canada.

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Stop flying. How hard is this people ?



Pretty hard, in fact. We live & work on the W Coast and travel for work. But even if retired, we have one son, wife and grandkids in the Midwest, one in nyc and one in Africa. Last I checked you can’t drive there. Oh yes, I forgot about parents and siblings in Canada. MIL broke her hip so we flew up to help her. What kind of life do you live where you never get on a plane?

Wow, your carbon footprint is enormous.

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The Northeast Corridor (NEC) contributes significantly to air travel problems through congestion, delays, and increased costs. The NEC's high volume of air travel (30% of all US air travelers) and the 24-minute average delay for flights in the area result in an estimated $2.5 billion in annual costs. Additionally, the NEC's high demand for air travel places strain on the national aviation system, with over half of flight delays nationwide originating in New York and Philadelphia area airports

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issues and staffing shortages, the CEO of United Airlines said the company has no choice but to unilaterally cancel flights from its schedule.

Starting this weekend, United will cancel 35 roundtrip flights per day from its Newark schedule, United CEO Scott Kirby said in a letter to customers.

Three times this week, flights through Newark faced significant delays for a combination of issues, compounded by ongoing runway construction at the airport.

The FAA has experienced equipment issues at its Philadelphia TRACON center, which helps manages the airspace around Newark Liberty, causing delays for passengers. The FAA said it has also had air controller staffing shortages.

"Unfortunately, the technology issues were compounded as over 20% of the FAA controllers for EWR walked off the job. Keep in mind, this particular air traffic control facility has been chronically understaffed for years and without these controllers, it’s now clear – and the FAA tells us – that Newark airport cannot handle the number of planes that are scheduled to operate there in the weeks and months ahead," Kirby said in his letter.

In response to question about Kirby's letter, the FAA said, "The FAA is slowing arrivals and departures at Newark Liberty International Airport due to runway construction at Newark and staffing issues at Philadelphia TRACON, which guides aircraft in and out of the airport."

Experts said there are no signs the problems would ease as travel picks up going into the summer.

How long can this go on? The NE air traffic cause about 90% of the delays in US air traffic.

Oh well.
Time to rationalize and prioritize travel or no travel.

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Walk out strikes, nice.

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Good. Anything that reduces air travel is net positive, I don’t care how or why it happens, as long as people just decide not to fly as much.

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Anonymous wrote:I fly direct. There’s no chance I would go to Newark. I also don’t fly United. Virtually no one in the DMV cares about this.

IAD is a United hub, so yes, people in the DMV care.

You could just say "this doesn't affect me so I don't care," or better yet say nothing at all, but a narcissist will always make it about themselves I guess?

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Anonymous wrote:The Northeast Corridor (NEC) contributes significantly to air travel problems through congestion, delays, and increased costs. The NEC's high volume of air travel (30% of all US air travelers) and the 24-minute average delay for flights in the area result in an estimated $2.5 billion in annual costs. Additionally, the NEC's high demand for air travel places strain on the national aviation system, with over half of flight delays nationwide originating in New York and Philadelphia area airports

Super wild that a part of the country with high population density would also have a high demand for transportation.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Northeast Corridor (NEC) contributes significantly to air travel problems through congestion, delays, and increased costs. The NEC's high volume of air travel (30% of all US air travelers) and the 24-minute average delay for flights in the area result in an estimated $2.5 billion in annual costs. Additionally, the NEC's high demand for air travel places strain on the national aviation system, with over half of flight delays nationwide originating in New York and Philadelphia area airports

Super wild that a part of the country with high population density would also have a high demand for transportation.

If the NE had high speed rail like other developed countries it would help, largely eliminating the need for air travel for trips <1000 miles. But of course that will never happen.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Northeast Corridor (NEC) contributes significantly to air travel problems through congestion, delays, and increased costs. The NEC's high volume of air travel (30% of all US air travelers) and the 24-minute average delay for flights in the area result in an estimated $2.5 billion in annual costs. Additionally, the NEC's high demand for air travel places strain on the national aviation system, with over half of flight delays nationwide originating in New York and Philadelphia area airports

Super wild that a part of the country with high population density would also have a high demand for transportation.

If the NE had high speed rail like other developed countries it would help, largely eliminating the need for air travel for trips <1000 miles. But of course that will never happen.

I agree with you on both fronts - we should have high speed rail and it's never going to happen.

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a friend was supposed to fly out of newark today. after several hours on the tarmac her flight was canceled. she said there’s one runway operating at newark now. i guess this must be biden’s fault somehow.