Delays ranged up to 90 minutes and longer, FAA said
NEWARK -- An equipment outage was causing major delays for arriving and departing flights at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration said in an alert.
The agency said delays ranged from 91 to more than 100 minutes as of about 8 p.m., and the extent of the problem was increasing.
The United Airlines tower lost power twice, from 5 to about 5:45 p.m. and again from 6:20 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the Port Authority said. The outages disrupted communication with aircraft.
Although the problem had been resolved as of about 8 p.m., there were still residual delays as of that hour, the Port Authority also said.
A spokeswoman for PSEG said the power issues did not involve the utility's grid and were an internal problem at the airport.
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