纽瓦克机场在经历严重延误后，航班运营已恢复正常，联合航空从中获益匪浅。今年4月至5月，由于人员短缺、技术故障和跑道施工，纽瓦克机场航班延误长达五小时。作为该机场约70%航班的运营方，联合航空受影响尤为严重。在联合航空CEO的呼吁下，美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）于5月下旬对进出纽瓦克机场的航班数量进行了限制。此后，随着航班限制的实施、技术的升级以及跑道工程的提前完工，联合航空在纽约区域机场中恢复了最佳准点率。公司高管表示，虽然此前的混乱导致预订量下降，但目前预订已基本恢复，预计第四季度不会受到影响，机场运营甚至优于以往。联合航空第二季度利润达10亿美元，超出预期。

✈️ 纽瓦克机场运营恢复及联合航空受益：在经历人员短缺、技术故障和跑道施工导致的严重延误后，纽瓦克机场的航班运营已恢复正常。联合航空作为该机场的主要运营商（占约70%航班），在此次恢复中显著受益，其在纽约区域机场中的准点率重回领先地位。

⚖️ FAA航班限制的积极影响：联合航空CEO的呼吁促使FAA在5月下旬对纽瓦克机场实施了航班数量限制。这一措施被视为将纽瓦克机场的运营“置于与拉瓜迪亚和JFK机场同等竞争的水平”，为联合航空创造了更稳定的运营环境。

📈 运营改善与预订恢复：除了航班限制，技术升级和跑道工程提前完工也对机场运营的改善起到了关键作用。联合航空首席运营官表示，此前的负面新闻曾导致预订量下降15个百分点，但目前预订已基本恢复，预计不会对第四季度产生负面影响。

💰 财务表现超出预期：联合航空公布的第二季度财报显示，公司利润达到10亿美元，营收152亿美元，均超出华尔街预期，股价也随之上涨约3%。这反映了机场运营的稳定和市场对航空需求的复苏。

💡 经济转折点与未来展望：联合航空CEO认为，经济在6月底触及了“转折点”或“拐点”，并预计这种积极趋势将持续。这预示着航空业可能迎来更稳定的增长环境，利好包括联合航空在内的航空公司。

Newark Airport suffered from huge delays earlier this year, until the FAA introduced flight caps."I've literally been begging them to do that," said United CEO Scott Kirby.United's performance at Newark is much better, while more economic stability also improved bookings.

After a spell of severe disruption, Newark Airport is back to normal operations — and United Airlines is reaping the benefits.

Chronic understaffing, technology outages, and runway construction caused delays of up to five hours in April and May.

This was particularly damaging for United, given that it operates around 70% of flights at the New Jersey airport.

Following calls for action from the airline's CEO, Scott Kirby, the Federal Aviation Administration limited the number of flights in and out of Newark in late May.

In United's second-quarter earnings call on Thursday, Kirby said he was "incredibly appreciative" to government officials and agencies for "finally putting Newark on a level playing field with LaGuardia and JFK."

"I've literally been begging them to do that from the time I've been here at United," he added. "It's simple math."

The airline reported that its Newark operation regained the title of best on-time performance among New York City-area airports for June.

Alongside the hourly flight caps, technology has been upgraded, and runway construction was completed nearly two weeks ahead of schedule.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport, did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside regular working hours.

Toby Enqvist, United's chief operating officer, said the chaos and "extensive negative news coverage" drove away bookings and saw load factors drop by 15 percentage points. That meant margins for the second quarter fell 1.2 percentage points, he added.

"Bookings have largely recovered, and we don't expect any impact in Q4 because Newark isn't just back to normal, it's running better than ever," Enqvist said.

United reported second-quarter profits of $1 billion, beating Wall Street expectations, on revenues of $15.2 billion. Its share price rose about 3%.

Airline stocks have whipsawed this year due to concerns over reduced demand due to economic volatility, largely linked to Donald Trump's tariff plans.

However, demand is now coming back.

"The economy hit a turning point, an inflection point, at the end of June, and I expect that to continue," Kirby said.