#flight-delays

#flight-delays

All flights into and out of Ronald Reagan National Airport, one of the nation's busiest airports, were halted for a time on Tuesday due to a reported bomb threat, federal authorities announced. The threat was directed towards a United Airlines flight traveling from Houston, Texas, to the Washington, D.C. area airport, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on X.

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.

A staffing shortage at Los Angeles International Airport prompted a temporary ground stop affecting flights Sunday morning. The restriction began around 8:45 a.m. affecting departing flights for Oakland and was lifted at 10:30 a.m. with a possibility of being extended until 2 p.m., according to an FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center advisory. Even after the resumption of flights, travelers were instructed to check the status of their flights.

Departures to LaGuardia (LGA) Airport in New York are experiencing an average delay of over two hours, with some flights being held for nearly four hours. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warned that there is up to a 60 percent chance that these delays will be extended. The alert is due to heavy rains and strong winds from the nor' easter hitting the East Coast.

Staffing shortages hit Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Thursday, triggering delays of an hour or more. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) alert says there is a lack of staff in Philadelphia Area C, which is a sector of controlled airspace that many flights to and from Newark and other Northeast airports must pass through. This airspace is managed by air traffic controllers who are responsible for sequencing and separating aircraft safely as they pass through the sector at altitudes ranging from the surface up to high cruising levels.

The FAA anticipates that the airport's air traffic control tower will be without staff until 10 p.m. Monday, according to spokesperson Kristen Alsop. The tower was without staff starting at 4:15 p.m. Due to the government shutdown, air traffic controllers are working without pay. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday that the FAA was seeing a small uptick in air traffic control workers calling in sick during the shutdown.

'This is a widespread issue affecting multiple departure facilities across the country,' the FAA said, noting that other airports in the network, ranging from ZLA in Los Angeles to ZMP in Minneapolis, are included in the affected routing.

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