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, raising 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.
The FAA uses “staffing trigger” to indicate when controller levels at a facility fall below planned minimums — a condition that can prompt flight-flow restrictions or rerouting to preserve safety.
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