The interim rule will cap the number of arrivals and departures at Newark Liberty International Airport at 28 apiece per hour. That’s in line with the limits imposed after about half a dozen controllers went on a 45-day trauma leave following the first outage on April 28.

FAA cuts flight rates at Newark airport to ease delays caused by construction, staffing shortages and equipment issues.

The FAA convened meetings with the airline carriers that operate at Newark earlier this month and commended the airport’s major carriers, particularly United, American, Alaska, Spirit and Allegiant, for agreeing to modify their schedules.