#US flights may face delays/cancellations amid shutdown-driven #ATC shortages — reports pic.twitter.com/qkV53YBZJ6#FAA says nearly 50% of major facilities are understaffed; controllers working without pay, ABC News reported.
Transportation Secretary #Sean_Duffy: “We will…
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation: We may completely shut down the airspace if travel becomes unsafe.
What’s going on👀? pic.twitter.com/e7b7f2NasQ
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Flight delays continued at U.S. airports Sunday amid air traffic controller shortages as the government shutdown entered its second month, with Newark airport in New Jersey experiencing delays of two to three hours.
New York City’s Emergency Management office said on X that Newark delays often ripple out to the region’s other airports.
Travelers flying to, from or through New York “should expect schedule changes, gate holds, and missed connections. Anyone flying today should check flight status before heading to the airport and expect longer waits,” the social media post added.
George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Chicago O’Hare were also seeing dozens of delays and one or two cancellations, along with major airports in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver and Miami, according to FlightAware.