Newark Airport Radar Fails Again — Five Controllers Already on Trauma Leave Over Prior Outage

Nearly 80 flights were cancelled, and over 60 were delayed at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey after air traffic control radar went down for the third time in just two weeks.

Five controllers have already taken trauma leave over a 90-second outage on April 28.

The radar also briefly went down on Friday.

On Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded flights at the airport for 45 minutes.

ABC 7 reports:

Air traffic controllers on Friday...