The carrier’s chief executive said it “took a big drop in bookings for a few weeks” as Newark suffered several radar outages.

United Airlines’ second-quarter profit will fall well below its original outlook because flight disruptions and air traffic control outages at its Newark hub have driven away passengers and forced the carrier to cut ticket prices for the summer.

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