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Major airports from coast to coast are struggling flight delay Due to lack of staff as government shutdown Enters its second week.
The government shut down last Wednesday Congress fails to pass funding billThe funding lapse caused Americans pain in taking to the skies despite essential federal employees such as air traffic controllers working during the shutdown.
nashville The international airport was facing average delays of more than two hours due to staff shortage on Tuesday night. There was also a ground delay at O’Hare International Airport. chicago Tuesday night, with an average delay time of about 40 minutes.
Federal Aviation Administration reported Independent Tuesday, as [Transportation] Secretary [Sean] Staffing shortages have increased throughout the system, Duffy said. When this happens, the FAA slows down traffic in some airports to ensure safe operations. ,
FlightAware, a flight tracking site, reported more than 3,000 flight delays on Tuesday. There were long delays for passengers at airports on Monday.
California Governor gavin newsom has been convicted trump What did they say about the President’s government shutdown, which caused flight delays? los angelesAnnouncing that there were no air traffic controllers at Hollywood Burbank Airport for nearly six hours on Monday.
duffy hit back In Newsom, the government is shut down, saying it’s because his Democratic Party “can’t get its priorities straight.”
Flights out of Newark Liberty International Airport, which serves the New York area, and Denver International Airport were also experiencing delays Monday.
Duffy has noted a slight increase in sick calls among air traffic controllers during the shutdown.
“So, we’re tracking sick calls, sick leave, and have we seen a little bit of a tick in sick calls? Yes, and then you’re seeing delays,” the transportation secretary said Monday.
The last government shutdown — which lasted 35 days from late 2018 to early 2019 during Trump’s first term — sickened an influx of air traffic controllers, causing widespread flight delays that helped pressure politicians to reopen the government. As the current shutdown enters its second week, Democrats and Republicans hold on to obstacles,
Democrats are seeking a reversal of the Medicaid cuts laid out in Trump’s massive spending bill, which he signed in July, and an expansion of Affordable Care Act subsidies to help more low- to moderate-income families afford health care.
Republicans have made baseless claims that Democrats want to give free health care to undocumented immigrants, despite the group not being eligible for federal health programs aside from emergency services.
While air traffic controller is considered to receive back pay When the government finally opens up, Duffy explained that these controllers are facing financial pressures while on a demanding job.
“Now, they think they’re controlling our airspace, how am I going to pay my mortgage? How am I going to pay off my car?” Duffy said Monday.
In another shocking development on the shutdown, Trump refuses to give all employees paid back“It depends on what we’re talking about,” he told reporters Tuesday.
Washington Democratic Senator Patty Murray blasted the Trump administration’s legal analysis.
“The letter of the law is as plain as can be – federal workers, including furloughed workers, are entitled to their backpay after the shutdown,” he wrote On