United Airline CEO Kirby: It’s ‘Absolutely’ Safe’ to Fly from N.J.’s Newark Airport Amid Airport’s Radar Outages

O KEEFE We have ░░░░░░░░ learned that there have ░░░░░░░░ been three outages in ░░░░░░░░ Liberty International Airport in ░░░░░░░░ weeks The latest came ░░░░░░░░ and caused a 45 ░░░░░░░░ ground stop At this ░░░░░░░░ the FAA says that ░░░░░░░░ episode was an equipment ░░░░░░░░ We will update you ░░░░░░░░ we learn more Now ░░░░░░░░ is a major hub ░░░░░░░░ United Airlines We spoke ░░░░░░░░ before this latest incident ░░░░░░░░ the airline s CEO ░░░░░░░░ Kirby and asked him ░░░░░░░░ it safe to be ░░░░░░░░ in and out of ░░░░░░░░ right now Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ It absolutely is safe ░░░░░░░░ Newark and in the ░░░░░░░░ country And the reason ░░░░░░░░ when these kinds of ░░░░░░░░ happen we train for ░░░░░░░░ We have backup procedures ░░░░░░░░ have backups to backups ░░░░░░░░ backups to keep the ░░░░░░░░ safe which is always ░░░░░░░░ number one priority And ░░░░░░░░ situations like this when ░░░░░░░░ radar outage happened at ░░░░░░░░ what happens is the ░░░░░░░░ look for alternative frequencies ░░░░░░░░ go to alternative centers ░░░░░░░░ alternative radars and they ░░░░░░░░ have a system in ░░░░░░░░ airplane where they can ░░░░░░░░ it s equivalent of ░░░░░░░░ They can see their ░░░░░░░░ in the air in ░░░░░░░░ sky and all the ░░░░░░░░ aircraft around them But ░░░░░░░░ we do is slow ░░░░░░░░ whole system down which ░░░░░░░░ disruptive to customers but ░░░░░░░░ s entirely safe Clip ░░░░░░░░