"As the partial federal government shutdown dragged on Tuesday, the spending impasse was starting to affect air travel in California and around the country. The Hollywood Burbank Airport in Southern California was out of service for six hours on Monday because of air traffic control staffing shortages. A dozen flights were canceled and scores of others were delayed. Similar problems arose at airports in Denver and Newark, New Jersey, the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday, as more air traffic controllers than usual called out sick."
"The federal government considers air traffic controllers essential workers during the ongoing shutdown, which means they have to work without pay until Republicans and Democrats in Washington, D.C., reach a funding agreement. On Tuesday morning, flight delays were mostly limited to Southwest Airlines departures from the airports in Oakland and San Jose, though the reason wasn't clear. It also wasn't clear whether more air traffic controllers than usual were calling out sick in the Bay Area."
The partial federal government shutdown reduced aviation staffing and disrupted flights across the country and in California. Hollywood Burbank Airport was closed for six hours, prompting a dozen cancellations and many delays. Similar problems occurred in Denver and Newark as more air traffic controllers than usual called out sick. Bay Area airports have not yet seen major disruptions, though Southwest departures from Oakland and San Jose experienced delays. Air traffic controllers are designated essential and must work without pay during the shutdown. At Oakland, roughly double the normal number of TSA officers called out sick—up to 25—compared with about a dozen on a typical day.
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