May 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Transportation

will announce on Tuesday that it is moving forward with

temporary cuts to flights at Newark after meetings with major

U.S. airlines to address congestion impacts, Transportation

Secretary Sean Duffy said.

The Federal Aviation Administration is going to announce a

new revised schedule at Newark to ease congestion, Duffy told

CNBC. The airport has been dealing with a chaotic series of

equipment outages, runway construction and air traffic control

staffing issues.

"(We) have a structure of how many flights can leave per

hour. We have a delayed flight schedule of takeoffs," Duffy

said. "You are going to see a reduction."

The FAA held three days of one-on-one meetings last week

with the airlines "to find a balance between reducing their

operations at the airport and meeting the needs of each

individual airline."

Airlines told Reuters they expect some additional flight

cuts will be required on top of voluntary flight cuts.

Asked how United Airlines, which has a large hub at

Newark and is the dominant carrier, would be impacted: Duffy

said: "They're the biggest player at Newark, and ... most of

(the airlines) will agree (to the cuts). And then you might have

to do a little extra push at the FAA to get the numbers that you

need."

United declined comment.

The FAA said Friday it was proposing a maximum arrival rate

at Newark of 28 aircraft per hour until the runway construction

is complete by June 15 except for Saturdays until the end of the

year.

Outside of the construction period, the maximum arrival rate

would be 34 aircraft per hour until October 25.

The meetings included United, Delta Air Lines ( DAL ),

JetBlue Airways ( JBLU ), American Airlines ( AAL ), Alaska

Airlines, Spirit Airlines and Allegiant Air

United has sharply cut flights at its Newark hub and wants

the FAA to impose new limitations on flights there to address

ongoing delays.

The FAA last year relocated control of Newark's airspace to

Philadelphia to address staffing and congested New York

City-area traffic and the facility has faced numerous technology

issues.

Nationwide, the FAA has about 3,500 air traffic controllers,

below targeted staffing levels.