A retired United Airways pilot has some severe security issues concerning a busy airport in New Jersey … and he is obtained a message for the federal authorities.

Tom Mannello joined us on “TMZ Reside” Friday and we requested him if it is protected to fly into Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport within the wake of air site visitors controllers experiencing radar outages.

The previous business pilot says it is solely reasonably protected to fly into Newark as of late … explaining why staffing shortages, budgets, building and Mom Nature are all contributing to points for air vacationers.

The Newark airport misplaced radar on April 28, with air site visitors controllers unable to speak with, and even see, surrounding plane within the sky for a full minute and a half, leading to main scheduling disruptions. A minimum of 5 controllers took trauma depart for 45 days following that incident, additional exacerbating staffing shortages. Then, simply this morning, the identical airport skilled the identical issues from the identical heart, for about the identical period of time.

Newark is not the one airport Tom’s frightened about … however he tells us he’ll fly as a passenger quickly … so it is not like he is telling people NOT to fly in any respect.

Tom says air site visitors management issues have been constructing for years, and he is obtained some recommendation for the feds because the Division of Transportation declares plans to overtake the present system.

Tom was scheduled to fly United 23 on 9/11 till the airplane was grounded on that fateful day — and there is proof the airplane was focused by terrorists — and he stored flying for United after the Sept. 11 assaults … so he isn’t simply shaken, which makes his issues right here all of the extra alarming.