US EditionAirlines Donate Meals to TSA, Air Traffic Control Staff Amid Ongoing Shutdown: Report
The shutdown has forced air traffic controllers and TSA staff to work unpaid, causing staffing shortages, airport closures, and delays at major U.S. airports, officials said.
- The shutdown, which began on Oct. 1, has forced air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration staff to work without pay, causing staffing shortages and flight delays nationwide.
- Industry spokespeople told FOX Business that Airlines for America warned `Missed paychecks for the federal employees charged with the safe and efficient facilitation of our national airspace unnecessarily increases stress for the thousands of air traffic controllers, TSA officers and CBP employees who work every day to keep aviation safe and secure`, and the FAA is not responding to routine media inquiries due to a lapse in funding.
- Airlines are donating meals and offering assistance; American Airlines and United Airlines provide meals to federal workers, while carriers work to minimize delays amid FAA-controlled traffic flow.
- With EAS under strain, the Essential Air Service program operates paycheck-to-paycheck while Alaska Airlines, Alaska Seaplanes, and Kenai Aviation continue flights and St. Paul Island charters an expensive Lear Jet.
- Despite tech outages last month, Alaska Airlines is adding 13 weekly Anchorage–Honolulu flights starting Dec. 3 and preparing proposed trans‑Atlantic routes for May 2026 sales, Alaska Airlines said.
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Worst weekend for air traffic controller staffing since start of shutdown
Flight delays linked to the ongoing federal government shutdown continue, with this past weekend marking the worst for air traffic control staffing shortages since the shutdown began, according to a CNN analysis of Federal Aviation Administration operations plans.
Flight delays at US airports continued today due to a shortage of air traffic controllers due to the federal government's funding cutoff due to the failure to pass a US budget.
Flight delays continued at U.S. airports on Sunday due to a shortage of air traffic controllers, as the government's closure entered its second month, with Newark airport in New Jersey experiencing delays of two to three hours.
Flight delays persist as government shutdown leads to air traffic controller shortages - IPM Newsroom
Illinois Newsroom - George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Chicago O’Hare were also seeing dozens of delays and one or two cancellations. The post Flight delays persist as government shutdown leads to air traffic controller shortages appeared first on IPM Newsroom.
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