Newark, Transportation Secretary and Laguardia Airport
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Monday largely blamed a string of problems plaguing Newark Liberty International Airport and the larger flight system on the Biden administration — though he also seemed to accidentally indict Trump for not doing more.
The transportation secretary admitted to redirecting his wife through New York's LaGuardia airport but said it was because of Newark’s reliability, not safety.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy detailed his plan to update Newark Liberty International Airport‘s infrastructure to address recent outages, blaming the Biden administration for the current problems.
Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.
There were 151 flights canceled by lunchtime at Newark Liberty International Airport. The nearby LaGuardia Airport in New York had none.