Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) continues to contend with equipment and staffing issues that created major disruptions in April and May. But the airport could ramp up activity earlier than expected.
On Monday, Newark’s 11,000-foot Runway 4L/22R—the busiest of its three runways for departures—reopened for departures about two weeks before a $121 million rehabilitation effort was slated to end. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the airport could boost the rate of arrivals and departures from 28 to 34 per hour once the runway is certified for arrivals, which he predicted will happen June 9 or 10.
