Delays and cancellations caused by staffing shortages and infrastructure failures continued to disrupt travelers at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday.

In announcing a ground delay that averaged two hours, 41 minutes, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said some air traffic controllers were taking time off following recent outages, the Washington Examiner reported.

The media outlet added that besides one runway being closed for construction, the airport lost 20% of its air traffic control staff when they walked off to protest staffing shortages that resulted in burnout.

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