United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby submitted a letter requesting the US Department of Transportation and the US FAA address congestion issues due to a runway repair project at New York Newark Liberty International Airport (Reuters, 23-Jul-2021). Mr Kirby asked the parties to "temporarily and proportionally reduce the number of operations per hour" during Aug-2021 and Sep-2021. A US FAA spokesperson stated the agency is "reviewing" the letter and will respond to United directly. The carrier operates around 65% of all flights at Newark, which was the 15th busiest airport in the US in 2020 in terms of total passengers.
United CEO calls for congestion issues at Newark Airport be addressed
26 July, 2021