August 08, 2025
"Our operations at Newark are the best they’ve ever been, and it is now regularly the most on time airport in the New York City area — that’s a direct result of the actions taken by Secretary Duffy and the FAA to ensure that the schedules out of Newark match the actual capacity of the airport,” said Scott. “I want to thank the Secretary and Administrator Bedford for their leadership in extending this order for another year. This is vital to ensure that Newark remains a safe and reliable crown jewel for millions of domestic and international travelers.”
The FAA today extended their tentative order limiting flights in and out of EWR, only allowing a total of 72 operations per hour for both the Winter 2025 and Summer 2026 seasons.
This action was to address the longstanding congestion issues at the airport, and United has remained a vocal advocate of the change for years.
For background, the FAA has limited operations to 68 per hour since the end of May, which is down from 80+ operations earlier this year.
Our bookings out of EWR have returned to normal compared to a few months ago and we believe the capacity limits reflected in this extension are appropriate and consistent with the physical capacity of the airport and the current FAA staffing.
Above all, the extension is good news for our customers — locally and all around the world — as well as for our nearly 15,000 EWR employees.
Scott shared his support for the decision with the following statement:
"Our operations at Newark are the best they’ve ever been, and it is now regularly the most on time airport in the New York City area — that’s a direct result of the actions taken by Secretary Duffy and the FAA to ensure that the schedules out of Newark match the actual capacity of the airport,” said Scott. “I want to thank the Secretary and Administrator Bedford for their leadership in extending this order for another year. This is vital to ensure that Newark remains a safe and reliable crown jewel for millions of domestic and international travelers.”