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Government shutdown hits air travel, closing a control tower and causing delays across the country

This is having *** great impact, great concern, great stress. The FAA says it's been delaying flights due to air traffic controller shortages. The transportation secretary blames the government ...
NPR

Air traffic control staffing shortages causing flight delays across the U.S.

An increasing number of air traffic control facilities in the U.S. have had to reduce the number of planes they can handle in their airspace since the government shutdown began. UNIDENTIFIED ...
CNN

Air traffic control staffing problems continue to cause delays as shutdown drags on

The Federal Aviation Administration reported 12 of their facilities were short-staffed on Friday, including some which have caused delays for travelers. Phoenix Sky Harbor International airport will ...
Marketplace

After shutdown, what's next for air traffic control?

The flight reductions imposed during the government shutdown are now over; the Federal Aviation Administration lifted them early Monday morning. Forty major U.S. airports and more than 5 million ...