On July 1st, United Airlines will reduce its summer schedule out of Newark by 50 flights per day in order to make it easier to get to the East Coast.
Approximately 12% of the carrier's Newark schedule has been reduced.
Frequency reductions will be part of the cuts that will be made on domestic routes. United will continue to operate its Newark routes.
In a letter to United staff, COO Jon Roitman explained that the carrier is making the move despite having the proper staffing and planes in place to fly its existing schedule.
United is making cuts because of the systemic congestion at the airport.
Roitman said the problem was caused by airport construction. According to a transcript provided by United, CEO Scott Kirby said that air traffic control in Newark has been understaffed on some weekends.
Kirby lashed out at the airlines during the April earnings call, accusing them of operating more flights than they are supposed to.
"Travel demand in Newark has never been stronger and we will continue to partner with the FAA and the port authority so we can reestablish these 50 daily departures and return to a full schedule from Newark as soon as possible." All carriers need to work with the FAA to mitigate Newark congestion.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey runs the airport. The DOT data shows that United operated 69.8% of departures in the year.
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