Data showed a “broader slowdown” Thursday across the country’s aviation system for the first time since the shutdown began on Oct. 1, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.
Travel delays were adding up at airports across the U.S. on Friday as the government shutdown drags on, putting even more pressure on air traffic controllers who have been working without pay for a month.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has been warning that travelers will start to see more flight disruptions the longer controllers go without a paycheck.
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday reported staffing shortages that were causing flight delays at a number of airports, including in Boston, Phoenix, San Francisco, Nashville, Houston, Dallas and the Washington, D.C. area. Airports serving the New York City area — John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport — were also experiencing delays averaging around two hours, according to the FAA.
I’m a private pilot and there’s no way in hell I’m flying anywhere near controlled airspace until this shit is resolved.
It all started with that asshole Ronald Reagan.
You wouldn’t fly a Delta? I mean, I’d avoid Bravos but it’s not like my area is full of untowered airports
I’d probably avoid bravos solely to avoid adding more stress to them. They don’t enjoy clearing a Cherokee in normal times
Yeah I missed my chance to land at a bravo during COVID
As a pilot, you should be well aware there is little impact on safety
My home airport is towered, and I can assure you there has been no difference in safety
Operations may be more limited, but controllers aren’t going to be reducing safety. If they’re not safe to work, they won’t work. No one is going to risk their career to help make Trump look good by working through it
Hold strong, Democrats. Nothing you authorize will be respected by this administration, so you might as well let Republicans rewrite Senate rules (which they have in the past and can do on a whim) and pass their own priorities, instead of handing them legitimacy by signing onto the Trump agenda of not following the law.
