Transportation secretary wants flights at Newark scaled back but insists it’s safe to continue operations - Flights were grounded once again at Newark Airport on Sunday morning — and the Transport Sec

The move is in response to equipment failures and staff shortages that caused hourslong flight delays in recent weeks.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of the Newark Liberty International Airport for the “next several weeks,” as New Jersey’s largest airport struggles with radar outages and numerous flight delays and