Newark Liberty International Airport is facing a ninth of delays and cancellations, as an air traffic controller shortage continues and rain adds to the issues.Some flights are seeing more than three-hour delays,

A report found that air traffic controllers recently experienced a brief loss of radar and radio signals while managing flights approaching Newark Liberty International Airport.

"The primary communication line went down, the backup line didn't fire, and so for 30 seconds we lost contact with air traffic," USDOT secretary said