FAA: Staffing Shortages Might Snarl Weekend Flights

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday issued an operations advisory warning of staffing shortages — or “staffing triggers” — at multiple major air-traffic-control facilities because of the ongoing government shutdown.

The warning raised concerns that flight delays could ripple nationwide through the Halloween weekend.

The advisory, issued by the FAA’s Air Traffic Control System Command Center, lists staffing triggers in effect for several key control sectors, including the New York Center, Area D; Philadelphia, Area C; and Washington National Airport operations, as well as the Boston TRACON and Minneapolis Center, Area 1.

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