Newark Liberty International Airport was once again thrown into chaos after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded flights over “equipment issues.”

An unknown disruption caused air traffic control’s communication systems to go silent from approximately 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST, ABC News reported. In response, the FAA dramatically cut traffic arriving at the airport from the usual 40-42 flights per hour to 28.

Delays averaged around two hours. Air traffic, which is managed from the Philadelphia Air Traffic Control Center, was spaced so that arrivals landed around 20 miles apart.

“The FAA is pausing some flights into Newark Liberty International Airport due to equipment issues. We are investigating the cause,” the FAA said in a statement.

The pause marked the second techn

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