Newark Liberty reports 114 delays, 5 cancellations

Newark Liberty International Airport reported 114 delays and five cancellations on Tuesday, May 19, according to matching reports from Travel And Tour World and Nomad Lawyer. The disruptions affected a mix of domestic and international carriers, including United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Philippine Airlines, Aer Lingus and Air France. Federal Aviation Administration status pages for Newark showed the airport operating without a formal destination-specific delay program, while noting general gate-hold and taxi delays of 15 minutes or less. The combination left travelers with a split picture: airport-wide operations were officially listed as on time, but flight-level disruptions were mounting across carrier schedules. ### Which airlines were named in the disruption reports? Travel And Tour World said the delayed and canceled flights touched United, Philippine Airlines, Delta, JetBlue, Aer Lingus and Air France on Tuesday. Nomad Lawyer separately published the same topline count — 114 delays and five cancellations — and also named United, Delta, Philippine Airlines and JetBlue among the affected carriers. Newark Liberty’s own flight-information page lists real-time arrivals and departures by airline and flight number, rather than publishing a single airport-wide disruption total. That means passengers often see the effects first in individual departure boards, even when broader FAA airport-status pages do not show a major ground stop or destination-specific delay. ### Why can Newark show heavy flight disruption while FAA status says “on time”? The Federal Aviation Administration’s Newark airport-status page said Tuesday that EWR was “On Time” and reported no destination-specific delays. The same page said traffic was experiencing gate-hold and taxi delays lasting 15 minutes or less. FAA airport-status labels describe overall airfield conditions, not the full count of delayed or canceled commercial flights. The FAA’s fly.faa.gov status page for Newark makes that distinction directly, saying the information reflects general airport conditions and is not flight-specific. A carrier can still post rolling delays from aircraft rotations, crew timing, congestion or late inbound arrivals even when the airport itself is not under a formal traffic-management restriction. ### Where were travelers being told to check their flights? Newark Liberty’s flight-information page directs passengers to check real-time arrivals and departures for gate, delay and cancellation updates. The FAA’s airport-status and National Airspace System dashboard pages provide a broader operational view, including whether traffic-management programs are in effect. NBC New York, in earlier guidance for tri-state travelers during severe weather, pointed passengers to airline-specific and airport-specific status pages for Newark, Kennedy and LaGuardia. That same approach applies here: airport dashboards show system conditions, while airline apps and departure boards show whether a specific itinerary has slipped. ### Is this tied to the Memorial Day travel surge? AAA said 45 million Americans are expected to travel over the May 21-25 Memorial Day period, including 3.66 million domestic air travelers, according to reports cited by Yahoo and AOL in the broader holiday forecast. The Traveler, in a report published May 18, said Newark was “once more grappling with heavy disruption” and advised travelers to expect elevated disruption risk as holiday traffic builds. Newark has also appeared repeatedly in recent disruption coverage. Travel And Tour World reported 133 delays and five cancellations at the airport on April 10, while other recent travel-site reports described additional delay clusters in early and mid-May. ### What should passengers do next if they are flying through Newark? Tuesday’s most concrete next step is to monitor flight-specific status, not just airport-wide conditions. Newark Liberty’s departures and arrivals pages update live, and airline alerts remain the fastest way to see gate changes, rolling delays or rebooking options. Memorial Day travel peaks from Thursday, May 21, through Monday, May 25, according to AAA-cited forecasts and Time Out’s holiday traffic window. Passengers booked on United, Delta, JetBlue, Air France, Philippine Airlines or Aer Lingus flights through Newark over that period can track updates through the airport’s flight-information page and FAA status pages before heading to EWR.