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Flight delays
Towson, MD
Traffic
Both Runways At BWI Suddenly Shut Down For Emergency Pavement Repairs (
Developing
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Both commercial runways at BWI Marshall Airport were temporarily closed Monday evening as crews rushed to complete emergency pavement repairs, airport officials said. Airport officials announced the shutdown just after 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 2, saying maintenance teams were already working to address the issue and reopen the runways as quickly as possible. The temporary closure was coordinated with the FAA control tower, according to the airport. “Safety is our top priority,” airport officials said. “We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate the patience of our passengers and ai…
Newark, NJ
News
United Passenger Pleads With Feds As Babies Cry On Tarmac At Newark
Passengers at Newark Liberty International Airport faced travel disruptions Wednesday night, Aug. 6, due to a system outage impacting United Airlines, the airport posted to X. The tweet advised: “Due to a system outage affecting United Airlines, #EWR is experiencing flight disruptions. Please check with your airline to determine the status of your flight.” One passenger tweeted at USDOT Secretary Sean Duffy pleading for help We’ve been stuck on the tarmac at EWR for over an hour after landing early, and there are crying babies on board with parents unable to do much to comfort them. To mak…
Windsor Locks, CT
Business
Northeast Airports Among Worst For Summer Delays, New Study Says: Here's Why
Northeast travelers will experience some of the worst travel delays over the summer, according to a new study. Upgraded Points released its 2025 study of Airports With the Most Summertime Flight Delays on Monday, July 7. The travel website studied federal data since 2022 to determine which airports and airlines experience the most issues during the summer. The study found that the New York City metro area has the highest rate of summer flight cancellations and some of the longest tarmac waits in the country. Crowded runways, unpredictable weather, and Northeast airspace conge…
Newark, NJ
Business
Canadian Airline Launching New EWR Flight Amid Airport's Air Traffic Control Chaos
A Canadian airline is launching a new route in Newark as the city's airport faces major air traffic control issues. Porter Airlines is adding a nonstop route from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL), the company said in a news release on Friday, May 30. The daily flights will begin on Sunday, June 1. The move marks Porter's third nonstop route to Newark, joining existing flights to Ottawa and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. The airline also began service at La Guardia Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport&nb…
Newark, NJ
News
Pilot Pete From 'The Bachelorette' Caught In Newark Airport Mess As FAA Cuts Flights
A viral TikTok by a New York-based airline pilot is putting a spotlight on the chaos unfolding at Newark Liberty International Airport, where runway construction has triggered major delays and forced the FAA to cut flights. Peter Cappio, also known as Pilot Pete from Charity's season of ABC's "The Bachelorette," shared a video on Wednesday, May 21, showing his plane stuck behind 26 others on the taxiway at Newark. It took 57 minutes from pushback to takeoff. "I just departed Newark Airport today I know it's been in the news a lot but holy cow, is that a disaster getting out of Newark L…
Newark, NJ
Business
Airline CEOs Urge Congress To Overhaul 'Outdated' Air Traffic Control Systems After EWR Issues
Major airline CEOs are calling on Congressional lawmakers to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems, especially after recent widespread issues at Newark Liberty International Airport. The top executives sent the open letter to Congress on Wednesday, May 21. The group showed its support for a federal modernization plan to replace decades-old technology and hire thousands of new air traffic controllers. The letter was signed by executives from Alaska Airlines, American, Atlas Air, Delta, FedEx, JetBlue, Southwest, United, and UPS, along with the industry group Airline…
Fairfield, CT
News
Equipment Failure Disrupts Newark Airport Air Traffic Control — Again
Another air traffic control outage hit Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday, May 11, as federal authorities announced plans to reduce the number of flights into the troubled travel hub. “There was a telecommunications issue at Philadelphia TRACON Area C, which guides aircraft in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport airspace,” the FAA said in a statement. “The FAA briefly slowed aircraft in and out of the airport while we ensured redundancies were working as designed.” The 11 a.m. outage marked the latest disruption at Newark Liberty, which diverted or canceled dozens of…
Newark, NJ
News
Air Traffic Controller Crisis Triggers Major Delays, Cancellations At Newark Airport: Officials
A crisis in air traffic controller staffing has pushed Newark Liberty International Airport into a travel meltdown, with 93 flight cancellations and 294 delays reported as of Sunday afternoon, May 4, according to data from FlightAware and airline officials. The staffing collapse has gotten so bad that United Airlines slashed 35 roundtrip flights per day from its Newark schedule starting this weekend, United CEO Scott Kirby announced on Friday, May 2. Kirby blamed "long-simmering FAA challenges" that "boiled over" this week. FAA tech failures left controllers unable to manage inc…
Windsor Locks, CT
Business
Rival Airline Offering Free Bags, Taunting Southwest: 'We've Always Had Heart'
As Southwest Airlines scraps its well-known "Bags Fly Free" policy, Frontier Airlines is hoping to capitalize. Frontier will give customers a free economy bundle for all nonstop bookings made by Sunday, Mar. 24, the airline said in a news release on Tuesday, Mar. 18. The promotion will apply to most flights between Wednesday, May 28 and Monday, Aug. 18. The economy bundle includes a carry-on bag, free seat selection, and free flight changes. One-way fares start as low as $39 and travelers can check a bag for free using the promo code FREEBAG. The move came less than a week …
New Haven, CT
News
'Sarcastic' Bomb Comment Causes Security Response, Delays At Tweed New Haven Airport
A passenger's sarcastic comment about having a bomb in his bag triggered a major security response, delaying flights at Tweed New Haven Airport on Thursday, Feb. 13, as security officials searched for the non-existent threat. The passenger made the remark around 11 a.m. while boarding Avelo Flight 295 to Charlotte. Someone overheard it and alerted authorities, prompting officials to deplane the passengers so officers could search for any explosive devices. None were found. Authorities also evacuated the terminal, forcing passengers to undergo a second security screening. pic.twitter.com…
Arlington, VA
Business
Southwest Airlines Sued, Frontier Fined For Chronic Flight Delays: Feds
The federal government is suing Southwest Airlines and fined Frontier Airlines, accusing the carriers of illegally operating multiple chronically delayed flights and causing significant problems for travelers. The U.S. Department of Transportation filed a lawsuit against Southwest on Wednesday, Jan. 15, the DOT said in a news release. The suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California seeks maximum civil penalties against the airline. Federal regulators said they're cracking down on "unrealistic scheduling practices" by Southwest. "Airlines have a l…
Ballenger Creek, MD
Traffic
DMV Airports Lead Nation In Cancellations As Winter Storm Wreaks Havoc On Travel
Airports across the DMV region bore the brunt of the first major winter storm of 2025, leading the nation in flight cancellations as travelers faced widespread disruptions. More than 17,000 flights were delayed nationwide on Monday, Jan. 6, as fierce winter weather left thousands of plans in disarray. The hardest-hit airports? Reagan National, Baltimore/Washington International (BWI), and Washington Dulles, according to FlightAware, a site tracking real-time flight data. BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport is open and operational, but airline operations have been limited this morning.Ou…
Dorchester, MA
News
'I Was Willing To Get Arrested': Dax Shepard Talks Getting Kicked Out Of Logan Airport
Actor Dax Shepard said he lost his temper after TSA agents kicked him and his family out of Boston Logan Airport last week. The A-list star addressed the snub on the Wednesday, Aug. 2, episode of his podcast "Armchair Expert." Shepard and his wife, actress Kristen Bell, and the couple's two children were returning from a trip to Martha's Vineyard on July 26 when their flight was delayed. Then it was delayed again and again and again because of mechanical issues, which left them stranded at Boston Logan overnight. With no hotels available within 50 miles of the a…
Arlington, VA
News
Travelers Slam DMV Airports On Twitter Amid Flight Delays, Cancelations
Stormy weather and widespread ground stop issues grounded hundreds of flights at Washington DC area airports Monday, June — and travelers were not happy. At Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Monday, 263 flights were delayed and just over 100 were canceled, according to FlightAware. At Dulles Airport, more than 300 flights were delayed and 67 canceled on Monday, FlightAware says. At Baltimore Washington International Airport, 256 flights were delayed and 77 canceled. Frustrated flyers aired their grievances on Twitter. Wow! @united What a shitshow at Dulles Airport. Flight de…
Newark, NJ
News
Frustrated Travelers Take To Twitter As Storms Ground Hundreds Of Newark Airport Flights
Hundreds of flights were cancelled and delayed Monday, June 26, due to stormy weather at Newark Liberty Airport, leaving travelers seething. "Kicking my vacation off with a flight that’s been delayed twice & a trash colleen hoover book in the newark airport," one person said Tuesday, June 27. According to FlightAware, 446 flights going into or out of the airport were delayed while 538 were cancelled, as rain pummeled the state intermittently. Forty-five percent of the cancellations were United Airlines, and 38% of the delays were also United. Monday's stormy weather left thousands of …
Dorchester, MA
Weather
Airlines Waiving Fees As Cancellations Climb Amid Massachusetts Nor'Easter
Multiple airlines are waiving travel as a powerful Nor'Easter moves through Massachusetts from Tuesday, March 14 through Wednesday, March 15. The storm system, dumping heavy snow and winds across the Commonwealth, is to blame for flight delays and cancellations at multiple airports in the Northeast. Read More: Nor'Easter: Thousands Without Power As Heavy Winds, Snow Pelt Massachusetts In response, several airlines are allowing passengers to change their flights at no additional cost. These airlines include: American Airlines Delta Spirit Southwest United …
Yonkers, NY
News
Stranded, Seething: 2.5K Southwest Flight Cancellations Leave Passengers In Post-Christmas Mess
More than 2,500 Southwest Airlines flights were canceled and 8,3072 delayed as of Wednesday, Dec. 28, leaving even more passengers across the US stranded and seething. Processes and computer systems that haven't changed since the 1990s are to blame, Captain Casey Murray, the president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, tells CNN. “It’s phones, it’s computers, it’s processing power, it’s the programs used to connect us to airplanes," he said, "that’s where the problem lies, and it’s systemic throughout the whole airline." The federal government said it plans on investigating. Cu…
Towson, MD
News
BWI Hit Hard With Delays After Southwest Cancels Majority Of Flights Nationwide
After a massive winter storm crossed the country, thousands of flights have been delayed or cancelled, leaving holiday travelers stranded across the nation, including in the DMV area, according to multiple reports. Southwest Airlines leads the airlines in the most canceled or delayed flights, with over 3,600 flights in and out of the United States, with an additional 6,120 flights delayed, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware. Southwest canceled the majority of scheduled flights Monday, Dec. 26, which was significantly more than any other airline, FlightAware dat…
Towson, MD
News
Baltimore/Washington International Airport Ranks Worst In US For Flight Delays
The Baltimore/Washington International Airport has ranked as the second worst airport in the nation for flight delays this past summer, according to WBAL reports. Airport data collected from FlightAware showed the airport to rank just below Chicago Midway International Airport for the highest percentages of delays, with a total percentage of flight delays for the Baltimore airport being 32.5% over the summer, the outlet continues. However, the high percentages of air travel issues over the summer seems to be coming to a close after Labor Day weekend saw a reduction in delays and cancellatio…
Arlington, VA
News
Hundreds Of Frustrated Passengers Stranded For Hours At Reagan National Airport
Hundreds of travel-weary passengers were left stranded at Reagan National Airport overnight Sunday, May 22, after storms tore through the area. Others were trapped on grounded planes for hours as pilots waited for the weather to calm down. @AmericanAir Last nights 8:25 flight to Chattanooga from DCA was delayed bc of weather. We were finally told we were set to go. Got on plane. Five hours later we were told flight canceled bc pilot timed out. Rerouted to Knoxville this morning. reimbursement for car? #DCA — jeff rufolo (@JeffRufolo) May 23, 2022 5 hours almost to the minute aft…
Bristol, PA
News
Multiple Flights Canceled, Delayed At Philadelphia International Airport
Multiple flights were canceled and delayed due to snow Friday at Philadelphia International Airport. As of 11:30 a.m., 53 flights were delayed and 95 flights were canceled, according to FlightAware. Thirty-seven of those cancelations were from American Airlines; 20 were from PSA, and 18 were from Piedmont, the website says. The snow stopped at PHL around 7 a.m., the airport said in a Facebook post. Thank you to our crews who have been working hard since last night to keep #PHLAirport’s runways and taxiways open. Snow... Posted by Philadelphia International Airport on Friday, January…
Newark, NJ
News
Hundreds Of Flights Canceled, Delayed At Newark Airport
Hundreds of flights were canceled and delayed due to snow Friday at Newark Liberty International Airport. As of 10:50 a.m., 142 flights were delayed and 238 were canceled, according to FlightAware. Those numbers were expected to increase, the airport said in a tweet. Eighty-four of those cancelations were from Republic Airline; 58 were from United; and 57 from GoJet, the website says.
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Plane At Newark Airport Leaks Fuel During Takeoff: Police
About 240 gallons of fuel spilled from an airliner as it was preparing to take off at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday afternoon, the Port Authority said in a statement. United Flight 1596 was taxiing when the leak occurred. The Port Authority Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighter unit responded and evacuated the plane. A total of 98 passengers were booked onto other flights, the agency said. A United spokeswoman, Rachael Rivas, said the flight, bound for Las Vegas, experienced a problem with a fuel valve. "A technical issue on United flight 1596 from Newark to Las Vega…
Hackensack, NJ
News
Reported Drone Sighting Above Teterboro Grounds Newark Flights: Fact Or Fiction?
Although some experts called it highly unlikely – primarily because of the weather – the FAA said a pair of drones were spotted flying 3,500 feet over Teterboro Airport, bumping flight times there and at Newark Liberty International Airport. This comes after Gatwick and Heathrow airports in the United Kingdom had flights delayed because of reported drone sightings. Incoming flights were able to land at Newark Airport until 5:45 p.m., but flights bound for Newark were held up at other airports for a short time. The longest reported delays were about 15 minutes.. As with the overseas airport…
