A few years back, Newark became a Level 2 airport which meant that it no longer had slot controls. And while JFK had less than one percent of flights canceled, Newark had more than seven percent. In fact, United flights out of Newark arrived on-time more often this summer than flights operated by airlines out of JFK or LGA. Oh, and if we used arrivals into the NYC airports instead of departures out, Newark would have finished last. United July Newark Departures by YearData via Cirium, includes regional flyingThat’s a decrease in departures of 3.4 percent vs last year and 6.0 percent compared to the year before.