The CEO said the current situation is a "huge perception issue," claiming the airline had its most reliable Memorial Day weekend ever at the airport.

United Airlines Holdings Inc.’s 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.

Operations at Newark, one of the main airports serving New York City, have improved significantly after the federal government imposed flight cuts following a series of major disruptions, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Wednesday.