NEWARK, N.J. —

United Airlines has completed an “operational turnaround” at Newark Liberty International Airport after air traffic control problems and construction led to thousands of canceled flights earlier this year.

“When the going gets tough, Newark gets going,” John Gooda, vice-president of the United Newark Hub, told a gathering of hundreds of employees in a hangar at the airport Tuesday. “It’s no secret to the people in this room that Newark faced challenges earlier this year, but despite those challenges, I knew in my heart that this team was going to rise to the occasion.”

In April, the Federal Aviation Administration only had 24 “certified professional controllers” at the facility that handles flights approaching or departing Newark, but was supposed to have as many as 38.

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