Traffic & Transit
Temporary Ground Stop At Newark Airport Causes Delays
Some flights at Newark Airport saw 45-minute delays Wednesday morning, authorities reported.
NEWARK, NJ — A temporary ground stop and gate hold caused delays for some flights at Newark Liberty International Airport on Wednesday, authorities reported.
Some affected flights saw delays up to 45 minutes Wednesday morning. Prior general departure delays were lifted around 11:15 a.m., according to airport officials.
As of 11:30 a.m., no destination-specific delays were being reported. Departing flights were experiencing gate hold and taxi delays lasting 15 minutes or less, and arriving traffic was experiencing airborne delays of 15 minutes or less, the FAA stated.
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No additional information was immediately available.
Due to VOL:Multi-taxi Gate Hold and Taxi delays between 16-30 minutes and increasing. #EWR
— EWR Flight Delays (@FlyFAA_EWR) September 23, 2019
Due to OTHER / EQUIPMENT traffic mgmt prgrm causing ground stop for some arriving flights. #EWR
— EWR Flight Delays (@FlyFAA_EWR) September 25, 2019
Prior Traffic Management Program delays have been lifted. #EWR
— EWR Flight Delays (@FlyFAA_EWR) September 25, 2019
Anyone know anything about ground stop @EWRairport? #EWR
— Gavin Spitzner (@gspitzner) September 25, 2019
Today, I am not winning. Rush hour traffic at Newark airport? Some mysterious computer issues causing massive delay and 20 minutes between taxiing planes waiting to depart?
— Tiffany Berryman (@TiffyInspired) September 25, 2019
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