An air traffic controller said the airport was unsafe. Days later, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy moved his wife’s flight.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy explained Wednesday that he recently changed his wife’s flight to avoid the embattled Newark Liberty International Airport — but not because of safety issues.

Federal Aviation Administration officials and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy are at separate hearings Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill, as cancellations and delays continue to plague Newark International Airport and impact other airports around the country.

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is meeting with the major airlines on Wednesday in a renewed effort to address the ongoing issues at Newark Liberty International Airport. There will not be a decision made at the end of the two-day meeting -- that will likely come at the end of the month.

Sean Duffy, the U.S. transportation secretary, told a radio show host that he switched flights for his wife to help her avoid flying out of Newark Liberty airport, one day after claiming it was safe to fly from there,

On Wednesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy testified in front of the House Appropriations Committee before meeting with airline heads to discuss additional

Staff shortages and equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport have raised safety concerns in recent weeks.