UNITED CEO SCOTT KIRBY: Newark Liberty Airport needs action now

The weeks of continued disruptions at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) has put America’s Air Traffic Control System in the spotlight and has revealed a broken system. Decades of failing to properly invest in the system has prevented good-faith efforts to make technology upgrades and bolster the staffing of our nation’s hard-working air traffic controllers.

But don’t conflate these challenges and constraints with safety. The truth is that all the flights in and out of EWR are absolutely safe.