US EditionAir Traffic Control Staffing Problems Spiked over the Weekend, Raising Concerns About Growing Disruption | News Channel 3-12
The ongoing shutdown has caused over 50 staffing shortages since Friday, leading to significant flight delays and cancellations nationwide, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
- On Sunday, air traffic controller shortages worsened during the nation's government shutdown, halting flights at Los Angeles International Airport and causing delays at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
- As unpaid essential workers, air traffic controllers will miss their biweekly paycheck on Oct. 28, and Rosenfeld said, `Absolutely we should expect to see more air traffic controllers calling in sick.`
- Data show the scale: since October 1, there have been at least 264 FAA staffing problems, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy reported 22 staffing triggers Saturday, and FlightAware recorded over 6,000 delays Sunday with 27% of American Airlines flights delayed.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned the impact could worsen if the shutdown continues and said controllers calling in sick without illness could face discipline, while travelers reported anxiety at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
- Experts caution that shortages will persist until controllers are paid, with the broader, decades-long controller shortage causing major disruptions from a few absences and incidents quadrupling since last year.
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How Government Shutdown Is Affecting Air Travel and Air Traffic Control
Air travel has been increasingly disrupted due to staffing shortages caused by the federal government shutdown. As the shutdown nears the four-week mark, many air traffic controllers and other airport staff continue to work without pay, but worker shortages are causing problems. As of noon on Oct. 28, 1,800 flights were delayed, according to estimates by flight-tracking website FlightAware. On Oct. 27, 7,000 flights were delayed, after 8,800 del…
Sean Duffy Warns of Worsening U.S. Flight Delays
“Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that flight delays could get worse as the U.S. government shutdown enters its 28th day and air traffic controllers miss their first full paycheck,” Bloomberg reports. “More than 13,000 air traffic controllers and 50,000 Transportation Security Administration agents now face working without pay during the shutdown.”
Air Traffic Control Staffing, Impacted By Shutdown, Leads to Ground Stop at LAX, Flight Delays In Bay Area
The government shutdown is impacting air travel and may impact it even more in the coming week and beyond, as air traffic controllers miss paychecks and call in sick.Flights in and out of the Bay Area were delayed Sunday due to a ground stop that was ordered at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), due to a staffing shortage at the air traffic control tower there. As the LA Times reports, the ground stop, ordered by the FAA, began at 8:42 am,…
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