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   Matt Blaze (mattblaze@federate.social)'s status on Saturday, 03-May-2025 14:25:52 JST Matt Blaze

   United has canceled 35 round trips out of EWR starting this weekend after FAA fails to agree to limit traffic to what the airport can handle and air traffic controllers left their posts amid radar problems.

   Uh, yikes.

   https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/united-airlines-cancels-newark-flights-after-faa-staff-walks-out-e794b071?st=R7441a&

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     Matt Blaze (mattblaze@federate.social)'s status on Saturday, 03-May-2025 14:25:55 JST Matt Blaze

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     Everything about this story either simply sucks, is terrifying, or both.

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     Matt Blaze (mattblaze@federate.social)'s status on Saturday, 03-May-2025 14:25:56 JST Matt Blaze

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     Background: Newark has about 600 round trips per day (arrival/departure pairs), so United's cancelations represent about 6% of the total traffic. United is the main tenant at EWR, and it's a major hub for them. It's by far the busiest of the NYC metro area's 3 main airports, handling over half the flights into the city.

     Steve's Place repeated this.