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The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop at Newark Liberty International Airport “due to equipment issues,” an FAA spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
The agency said the ground stop was affecting flights into the airport, and it was investigating the cause.
Air traffic controllers told WABC-TV that there were Air Traffic Control communication issues that caused them to lose their radio frequencies.
Arrival delays were reported to average about 90 minutes as of 12:40 p.m., according to the FAA status website.
Airplanes sit parked at gates at Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport on Dec. 4, 2024, in Newark, N.J. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
The ground stop comes just ahead of the busy Labor Day travel period. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it expects about 17 million people to fly over the weekend.
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