FAA halts flights into three major airports amid staffing shortages and shutdown

The Hill ^ | 01/25/2019 | Chris Mills Rodrigo

[GIdget2004]

The Federal Aviation Administration halted flights into La Guardia airport in New York City on Friday amid a shortage of air traffic control staff, according to multiple reports.

The partial government shutdown has impacted air traffic controllers, who are deemed essential workers and have to work without pay.

Newark and Philadelphia reportedly are also stopping all incoming flights, according to Bloomberg.

[NEMDF]

I wonder what Nancy is going to have to say about this?

[cowboyusa]

Fire them.

[Army Air Corps]

[butlerweave]

Will Nancy have a Friday Babbling Presser today ?

[Sacajaweau]

working with “delayed” pay.

[Yo-Yo]

It starts. I wonder how many people Nancy and Chuckie will trample in their zeal to get in front of the cameras and blame Trump?

[Moonman62]

Working with free loans and delayed pay.

[Moonman62]

Fire them.

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Yep. This is a union political action.

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

Sounds like a coordinated Deep State ploy to put pressure on the White House...

[Moonman62]

Here’s LGA. Looks like business as usual to me.

https://flightaware.com/live/airport_status_bigmap.rvt?airport=KLGA

[Renegade]

Drive!It’s cheaper and you don’t get molested by some TSA pervert.

[1Old Pro]

I wonder what Nancy is going to have to say about this?

She need only take minutes to allocate 5 billion for the much needed wall and end this.

[petitfour]

Isn’t she in Afghanistan?

[Sacajaweau]

Family has always pitched in....and we've helped each other back and forth over many years. And none of these people have a savings account? stocks? vias card? Pleeeeez....

People do live from paycheck to paycheck I know....take the bull by the horns...

[Regulator]

Whatta laff.

I flew on the day after the strike in 1981 and the supervisors running the ATC positions were better and easier to work with then the regular controllers who were 3 times as many.

They don’t need to shut anything down. This is a union gig, straight up.

[frog in a pot]

I wonder what Nancy is going to have to say about this?

"We have to break eggs to make an omelette."

(Alternative: "No one makes a fool of me, I'm going to get even with that guy no matter what it takes.")

[1Old Pro]

They don’t need to shut anything down. This is a union gig, straight up.

Yep, clearly

[Justa]

Go old school. Two guys per runway with red/green paddleboards and a hand held radio w/headset....

[DoodleDawg]

working with “delayed” pay.

Then they'll get their delayed sick pay.