US flight delays spike as air traffic controller absences increase

U.S. officials delayed a new round of flights on Monday as airlines said 3.2 million air passengers have been hit by delays ...
Government Executive

Airports seeing spike in shutdown impacts as TSA screeners and air traffic controllers call out

The TSA callout rate hit 10% just before the shutdown ended in 2019, more than three times the normal rate. A spokesperson ...

Flight delays persist as government shutdown leads to air traffic controller shortages

Flight delays are continuing at U.S. airports amid air traffic controller shortages as the government shutdown enters its ...

Nationwide flight delays as shutdown impacts air traffic controllers

The ongoing shutdown has left air traffic controllers unpaid, forcing FAA ground stops and major flight delays across the U.S ...

Flight delays persist around U.S. as shutdown leads to air-traffic controller shortages

Flight delays continued at U.S. airports Sunday amid air traffic controller shortages as the government shutdown entered its ...

Flight delays persist as shutdown leads to air traffic controller shortage

Flight delays persist in the U.S. as the government shutdown leads to air an traffic controller shortage.Nov. 3, 2025 ...

Air traffic controller shortages cause widespread flight delays amid government shutdown

Data showed a “broader slowdown” Thursday across the country's aviation system for the first time since the shutdown began on ...
Union Leader

Flight delays spike as air traffic controller absences increase

U.S. officials delayed a new round of flights on Monday as airlines said 3.2 million air passengers have been hit by delays ...
WDRB

Thousands of flight delays and cancellations reported amid air traffic controller shortage

Air travelers faced long lines and delays as nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers worked without pay during the shutdown.
Auburn Citizen

Air traffic controllers who duck unpaid work during the gov't shutdown could be fired, Duffy warns

Even though the U.S. has a stark shortage of air traffic controllers, ones who call in sick instead of working without a paycheck during the federal government shutdown risk being fired, the U.S.