Sean Duffy said it is safe to fly, but major outages such as the ones in Newark could still pose “a risk to life” and must be swiftly resolved.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy addressed the "glitch" causing air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty Airport to lose contact with planes in flight, during an interview Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press.

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy defended the Trump administration's handling of aviation infrastructure amid flight delays and radar outages at Newark Airport. Duffy attributed the issues to long-standing neglect,