Continued staffing shortages in air traffic control facilities due to the ongoing government shutdown are causing flight delays at airports across the country. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Vice President JD Vance, and aviation industry leaders discussed the impact of the shutdown on U.S. travel. Airports in Boston, New York City, Nashville, Houston, Dallas, and Newark, New Jersey are experiencing delays, with some averaging two hours or longer. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association highlights the financial strain on controllers working without pay, impacting their ability to afford basic necessities. Aviation analytics firm Cirium reported a broader slowdown in the U.S. aviation system on Thursday.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, from right, speaks alongside Vice President JD Vance and Chris Sununu, president & CEO of Airlines for America, about the impact of the government shutdown on the aviation industry, outside of the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct.
30, 2025, in Washington. Continued staffing shortages in air traffic control facilities around the country were again causing delays at airports on Friday as the government shutdown neared the one-month mark.New Pentagon policy undercuts trans troops’ ability to ask to stay in the military, AP learnsSNAP has provided grocery help for 60-plus years; here’s how it workshas been warning that travelers would start to see more flights delayed or canceled as the nation’s controllers continue to work without pay during the “Every day there’s going to be more challenges,” Duffy told reporters Thursday outside the White House after a closed-door meeting with Vice President JD Vance and aviation industry leaders to talk about the shutdown’s impact on U.S. travel.were causing flight delays Friday at a number of airports, including in Boston, New York City, Nashville, Houston, Dallas and Newark, New Jersey. Airports in Boston, Nashville and New York City were experiencing delays averaging two hours or longer. Staffing shortages can happen at regional control centers overseeing multiple airports, as well as in airport towers, but they don’t always result in flight disruptions. Aviation analytics firm Cirium says flight data showed a “broader slowdown” Thursday across the U.S. aviation system for the first time since the shutdown began, suggesting staffing-related disruptions may be spreading. On Thursday, many major U.S. airports reported below-average on-time performance, with fewer flights departing within 15 minutes of their scheduled departure times, according to Cirium. The data does not distinguish between the different causes of delays, such as staffing shortages or bad weather. Staffing-related delays at Orlando’s airport on Thursday, for example, averaged nearly four and a half hours for some time, according to the FAA. Most controllers are continuing to work mandatory overtime six days a week during the shutdown without pay, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association has said. That leaves little time for a side job to help cover bills, mortgage and other expenses unless controllers call out. Duffy said controllers are also struggling to get to work because they can’t afford to fill up their cars with gas. Controllers missed their first full paycheck on Tuesday. “For this nation’s air traffic controllers, missing just one paycheck can be a significant hardship, as it is for all working Americans. Asking them to go without a full month’s pay or more is simply not sustainable,” Nick Daniels, president of NATCA, said Friday in a statement. Last weekend, a shortage of controllers led to the FAA issuing a brief ground stop at Los Angeles International Airport, one of the busiest in the world. Flights were held at their originating airports for about two hours Sunday until the FAA lifted the ground stop.Demolition begins at Valley Plaza, once the largest mall on the West Coast1 dead, 1 injured in Sylmar hit-and-run on Foothill BoulevardNotre Dame football edges Chaminade in Mission League thrillerParents, grandmother of Lynwood boy, 8, found dead in cooler charged with murder, tortureDodgers hold off Blue Jays to force a Game 7 in World Series
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