With a trio of air traffic control equipment failures in little more than a week, Newark Liberty Airport has become the poster child for the problems plaguing the nation‘s airports. The meltdown prompted government and airline officials to take to Sunday morning news talk shows to reassure nervous travelers that flying from Newark is still safe.

The delays are the latest problem to plague the airport, where radar and radio communications have recently malfunctioned.

The airport said "all passengers disembarked safely" and that the fire service had attended "as a precautionary measure".