Newark International Airport experienced yet another day of cancellations and delays Monday, after experiencing another communications issue on Sunday. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday that an FAA software update pushed out Friday night allowed backup systems to kick in Sunday when a main communications line went down.

The bottom line is the airport has become so unreliable over the years. It’s getting worse and worse and worse,” a former air traffic controller said.

Travel plans for thousands of passengers could be disrupted as the air traffic control (ATC) staffing meltdown at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) continued into its second week on Monday.

Much has been made over the recent air traffic control system failures at Newark Airport, but in reality, the problem goes back a long time. According to a new report from CNN, air traffic controllers "repeatedly" warned of major safety issues and technology outages as early as last summer,