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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
John Bowden

Transportation secretary wants flights at Newark scaled back but insists it’s safe to continue operations

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says it is still safe to fly in and out of Newark airport - (Twitter - NBC)

Donald Trump’s Secretary of Transportation assured flyers that Newark’s airport remains a safe destination on Sunday while noting that his agency did temporarily scale back the number of flights while experts investigated “glitches” affecting air traffic control at the New Jersey airport.

Sean Duffy appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday and sounded the alarm bells about America’s commercial and official airspace, which he says in many instances relies on outdated technology and necessitates an update to key systems and facilities.

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