United Airlines suggested Wednesday that an air traffic controller shortage is to blame for “significant delays” at its Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) hub, as people in the U.S. began their holiday travel.

The airline is citing delays at its Newark hub saying more than 348,000 passengers have been disrupted by delays since the start of November due to the air traffic controller shortage.

United Airlines says a shortage of air traffic controllers has caused fligt disruption at its Newark Librety air hub this month

United Airlines has slammed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over its failure to staff a key control center covering its Newark hub with enough air traffic controllers, saying that more than 343,

United Airlines has blamed air traffic controller (ATC) shortages for delays to over 343,000 of its passengers so far this month at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). In a statement

The airline said the Federal Aviation Administration has been forced to reduce traffic flows to Newark hub because of low staffing on 12 of the first 25 days of November, disrupting more than 343,000 United travelers by delays,

The workers who perform airplane maintenance, Teamsters members, are negotiating a new contract with United Airlines and rallied at its Newark NJ hub.

United Airlines said Tuesday that an acute shortage of air traffic controllers was causing “significant disruption” for travelers at its busy Newark, NJ, hub outside of New York City. The airline said the Federal Aviation Administration has been forced to reduce traffic flows to Newark hub because of low staffing on 12 of the first 25 days of November,