AFA Statement on Slowed Air Traffic at Newark
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 2, 2025) — The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), representing 55,000 Flight Attendants at 20 airlines, released the following statement from AFA-CWA International President Sara Nelson on air traffic disruptions at Newark airport:
“This afternoon a story broke about safety concerns related to the air traffic at Newark. NATCA, the air traffic controllers’ union, has warned for decades that infrastructure must be rebuilt and modernized.
“Our air traffic controllers are the best in the world and they are making sure aviation stays safe. We support every effort to secure the funding necessary to staff up and provide the resources that are a decade overdue for our air traffic controllers to be able to do their jobs.
“We call on all airlines operating out of Newark to cut planned flights at an equal percentage across airlines in order to support this work, aviation safety, and our jobs. Working together we can solve the problem faster and keep everyone safe.”
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The Association of Flight Attendants is the Flight Attendant union. Focused 100 percent on Flight Attendant issues, AFA has been the leader in advancing the Flight Attendant profession for over 79 years. Serving as the voice for Flight Attendants in the workplace, in the aviation industry, in the media and on Capitol Hill, AFA has transformed the Flight Attendant profession by raising wages, benefits and working conditions. Over 55,000 Flight Attendants come together to form AFA, part of the 700,000-member strong Communications Workers of America (CWA), AFL-CIO. Visit us at www.afacwa.org.
