More than 3,000 flights in the United States were delayed the next day because the lack of staff spread in the middle of the government’s shutdown, which will complete the week, October 8 today. The Federal Aviation Administration stated in the announcement that a number of airports – including Houston, Dallas, Chicago O’Hare and Newark – were influenced.
Southwest Airlines delayed more than 500 flights and American Airlines 400 flights, showed Flightware. A total of 225 flights and more than 570 flights in Chicago O’Hare were delayed in Nashville.
FAA reduced the number of coming flights per hour at the O’Hare International Airport due to lack of staff, resulting in an average delay of about 41 minutes. Similar problems with staff were also reported in Atlanta Air Route Control Center.
FAA also said that flights to Newark Airport are held for up to 30 minutes due to lack of staff.
FAA said Nashville’s air traffic control is struggling with severe staff lack of staff and later on Tuesday will reduce operations. The inspection check will be then processed by the Memphis Center, he added.
He said Washington Reagan could see a new slowdown on Tuesday due to low staffing. Also read | Inside Donald Trump in 2025, the US government shutdown: What is different this time?
Not only the problem with the staff in the middle of the government weaning affects the airport and the delay of flight, and serious weather also affects flights throughout the country.
Both political parties are facing the impact of their finger on themselves. The White House’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the Democrats would be blamed for slowing aviation, while Governor California Gavin Newsom, Democrat, said he was President Donald Trump.
In order to operate smoothly airport operations, approximately 13,000 air traffic administrators and about 50,000 traffic safety officials must be present during the government shutdown, but are not paid.
The controllers are set to get a partial payout 14. October for work performed before shutdown.
Meanwhile, thousands of federal workers who have been forced to shutdown as a result of the shutdown of the United States government may not obtain a guaranteed reward, according to the note orbiting the White House.
The decision not to not work to federal workers for a while they have not worked during the switch -off can affect hundreds of thousands of US citizens. The decision will also reverse what has been a long -term policy for approximately 750,000 employees.
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