A ground stop was issued at Newark Airport on Sunday morning over staffing issues.
The New Jersey airport, which sees hundreds of flights coming in and out every day, issued the advisory in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The airport is approximately the eighth busiest airport in the country, and serves about 50 carriers.
The ground stop comes after several airports across the US have faced massive staffing crises forced by the government shutdown.
The FAA issued the stop for Newark between 7am and 8.45am, citing the impacting condition as ‘staffing’ issue.
The Ground Delay Program – a traffic flow plan- could follow if the delays are continued.
This is not the first time this week that Newark has been shut down over staffing issues. On October 29, delays lasted nearly 90 minutes at the airport.
Stock image: Travelers stand in line at the check-in counter at Spirit Airlines at Newark Liberty International Airport on June 30
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