Air Traffic Control Tower Evacuated at EWR, Hundreds of Flights Delayed Newark Liberty International Airport experienced a ground stop Monday morning after the main air traffic control tower was evacuated due to smoke from an elevator; no fire was detected and controllers relocated to backup facility, allowing flights to resume by 8:30 a m , though hundreds of flights faced delays amid simultaneous LaGuardia Airport closure following deadly runway collision
Newark Airport operations resume after tower evacuated Newark Liberty International Airport halted operations for about an hour Monday morning following a tower evacuation, effectively knocking out two of New York’s main hubs after an accident at
Newark flights paused over burning smell in control tower Newark . . . (NewsNation) — Amid TSA staffing shortages nationwide and a deadly collision at a nearby airport, flights at Newark Liberty International Airport were grounded Monday morning after the control tower was evacuated “Arrivals and departures are temporarily paused at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey after air traffic controllers evacuated the tower because of a burning smell