Flights to Los Angeles International Airport were temporarily suspended this Sunday morning (26) due to a lack of air traffic controllers in Southern California, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported. Due to the shutdown of part of US government services, many employees are working without pay. During an interview with Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” program, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated that controllers are missing work for health reasons. “Just yesterday… we had 22 understaffing alerts. That’s one of the highest numbers we’ve seen since the shutdown began. And that’s a sign that controllers are at their limit,” he said. The FAA reported that planes bound for Los Angeles were held at their origin airports from 11:42 a.m. (Eastern Time), with average delays of one hour and 40 minutes. The agency said it expected to lift the shutdown at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, but that it could continue restricting traffic to LAX. The lack of personnel also caused disruptions to takeoffs and landings on Sunday at Newark Liberty (New Jersey) and Teteboro international airports, as well as Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, according to the FAA.
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Flights to Los Angeles Airport temporarily suspended due to lack of air traffic controllers
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