According to the FAA, a telecommunications issue at the Philadelphia TRACON (terminal radar approach control) Area C facility, which guides aircraft in and out of Newark, caused the agency to issue the 45-minute ground stop.

"Frequent equipment and telecommunications outages can be stressful for controllers," the ... and action until we get fixed," Minicucci said. Beginning April 15, Newark airport said it fully closed one of its three runways for rehabilitation work as ...

Greg Raiff, founder and CEO of Elevate Aviation Group, told Fox News Digital that under-invested infrastructure and major staffing shortages are disrupting flights at EWR, and the immediate solution is to decrease the number of flights while increasing recruitment.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is considering flight reductions at Newark Airport to reduce travel disruptions caused by a recent radar outage and ongoing air traffic control issues.

Sunday's incident marks the fourth time in the past two weeks that technical problems have disrupted air traffic at Newark.