Workers on the tarmac and in cargo warehouses endured punishing heat, sometimes exceeding 100 degrees. One Newark cargo agent, Ashley, described feeling dizzy and lightheaded in an office without air conditioning, while colleagues in the metal-sided warehouse worked in conditions that felt like “an oven.”

Airports in and around North Jersey continue to experience flight problems even as the federal government shutdown appears to be nearing an end.

Tomorrow is gonna be a nightmare. Tomorrow, the FAA will just shut down. Get out while you can,” one worker, who wished not to be identified, told The Post late Thursday.

A second man, also from Montclair, New Jersey, was taken into custody on Wednesday morning. The U.S. Attorney’s office in New Jersey, FBI and NYPD Intelligence helped lead the investigation. Two New Jersey men have been arrested in connection with the ongoing terror-related investigation out of Detroit,

Nearly 82 million Americans are expected to travel for Thanksgiving next week, most of them by car and some by air.

Port Authority officials unveiled an ambitious $45 billion capital plan Thursday that funds expanding Newark Airport, long-sought after PATH rail service increases and construction of a new bus terminal. But those projects and improvements comes with higher fares and tolls to fund them.

A 2-year-old boy tragically died after falling from a 20th-story window of a Newark high-rise. The incident, occurring at 7 am near Newark Liberty International Airport, is under investigation by the Essex County prosecutor and Newark Public Safety Director.