Until runway construction is completed, arrivals and departures will be capped at 28 each per hour, marking a 27% decrease in flights previously allowed.

The interim rule will cap the number of arrivals and departures at Newark Liberty International Airport at 28 apiece per hour. That’s in line with the limits imposed after about half a dozen controllers went on a 45-day trauma leave following the first outage on April 28.

Controllers handling aircraft headed into Newark Liberty International Airport lost radio frequencies for approximately 2 seconds, said the FAA

Three days of meetings to discuss reducing the number of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport concluded Friday in the wake of critical air traffic control problems around the metro New York hub and other US airports.

There is more turbulence for travelers at Newark Liberty International Airport. The FAA is significantly reducing the number of hourly flights.