A construction project on one of Newark Liberty International airport’s three main runways wrapped up nearly two weeks early, so the Federal Aviation Administration should be able to ease flight limits one of the three major airports in the New York City area,

Newark Airport's runway construction project, along with air traffic control staffing​ and equipment outages​, led to problems that plagued passengers for weeks​.

The Federal Aviation Administration said it plans to boost the number of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport next week after a runway reopened on Monday nearly two weeks ahead of schedule.