United Is Cutting Back Flights From Newark
- Airline will reduce daily flights to 390 from about 410
- Airport has been hit by a lack of air traffic controllers
A United Airlines plane lands at Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey.
Photographer: Aristide Economopoulos/BloombergUnited Airlines Holdings Inc. is cutting daily flights at its Newark Liberty International hub amid ongoing disruptions, and the lower volume of departures is expected to persist next summer as the company works to alleviate congestion.
United, which handles 57% of passengers at the New Jersey airport, will trim daily flights to 390 in August from the roughly 410 it had been operating this summer, executives said Thursday during a conference call to discuss quarterly financial results. The carrier historically has operated 435 flights a day at Newark.