Many flights have been delayed at the busy hub because of radar outages, shortages of air traffic controllers and construction on a runway.

The Federal Aviation Administration is working on a short-term fix to the problems at the Newark airport that includes technical repairs and cutting flights to keep traffic manageable while dealing with a shortage of controllers. Officials are meeting with all the airlines that fly out of Newark starting Wednesday to discuss the plan.

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.

The FAA was set to have a “delay reduction” meeting Wednesday, seeking to cap the total number of flights at the airport.

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

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says a new software update prevented a third radar outage over the last two weeks at New Jersey's busy Newark airport when a telecommunications line failed again over the weekend.

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

The Federal Aviation Administration is considering temporary flight reductions in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport, and it's launching a safety task force.