Donald Trump's government shutdown is creating havoc at airports across the US at the busiest time of the week.
Flights at LaGuardia airport in New York are being severely disrupted due to “staffing issues”.
The US FAA says there are also departure delays at Philadelphia and Newark.
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Several social media users have shared quips about LaGuardia, implying that the New York City airport already faced more than enough issues prior to the shutdown.
At the White House Thursday, Trump told reporters he'd support "a reasonable agreement." He suggested he'd also want a "prorated down payment" for his long-sought border wall with Mexico but didn't describe the term. He said he has "other alternatives" for getting wall funding, an apparent reference to his disputed claim that he could declare a national emergency and fund the wall's construction using other programs in the federal budget.
On Friday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders didn't offer much clarity.
"I'm not going to negotiate in the press, but we've laid out a proposal of not what we want, but what the people and the professionals at the border say that they need to do their jobs," Sander said. "And that's what the president wants to see happen. And we are going to work to get there one way or another."
On Friday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders didn't offer much clarity.
"I'm not going to negotiate in the press, but we've laid out a proposal of not what we want, but what the people and the professionals at the border say that they need to do their jobs," Sander said. "And that's what the president wants to see happen. And we are going to work to get there one way or another."
(AP)
Pressure is building among both parties to reopen agencies immediately and pay hundreds of thousands of beleaguered federal workers while bargainers hunt for a deal.
But the idea has not been endorsed by Trump, who says any short-term deal must include a large down-payment for a border wall — an idea House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have rejected.
But the idea has not been endorsed by Trump, who says any short-term deal must include a large down-payment for a border wall — an idea House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have rejected.
(AP)
The Federal Aviation Administration is reporting delays in air travel because of a "slight increase in sick leave" at two East Coast air traffic control facilities.
FAA spokesman Gregory Martin said Friday that it had augmented staffing, rerouted traffic and increased spacing between planes as needed.
The staffing problems were at air traffic centers in Jacksonville, Florida and a Washington, DC. center that controls high-altitude air traffic over seven states.
Martin says safety is being maintained during a period of "minimal impacts" on travel.
LaGuardia Airport in New York and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey were both experiencing delays in takeoffs.
(AP)
FAA spokesman Gregory Martin said Friday that it had augmented staffing, rerouted traffic and increased spacing between planes as needed.
The staffing problems were at air traffic centers in Jacksonville, Florida and a Washington, DC. center that controls high-altitude air traffic over seven states.
Martin says safety is being maintained during a period of "minimal impacts" on travel.
LaGuardia Airport in New York and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey were both experiencing delays in takeoffs.
(AP)
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says the federal government shutdown is impacting safety and security at airports and putting travelers at risk.
The Democrat wrote to Republican President Donald Trump on Friday demanding that he reopen government immediately. He said the partial shutdown is reducing staffing for Transportation Security Administration workers as well as air traffic controllers. He noted an increase in the number of TSA workers calling in absent, and said many air traffic controllers are working extra shifts without pay.
Cuomo's letter was announced shortly before the FAA announced LaGuardia Airport in New York and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey were both experiencing delays in takeoffs due to staffing problems at two East Coast air traffic control facilities.
The Democrat wrote to Republican President Donald Trump on Friday demanding that he reopen government immediately. He said the partial shutdown is reducing staffing for Transportation Security Administration workers as well as air traffic controllers. He noted an increase in the number of TSA workers calling in absent, and said many air traffic controllers are working extra shifts without pay.
Cuomo's letter was announced shortly before the FAA announced LaGuardia Airport in New York and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey were both experiencing delays in takeoffs due to staffing problems at two East Coast air traffic control facilities.
(AP)
Republican and Democratic leaders searched for a way to halt the 35-day partial government shutdown on Friday, but remained at odds over President Donald Trump's demand that any compromise include money for his coveted border wall.
"There are discussions on the Senate side. We are in touch with them," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Friday morning as she entered the Capitol. Asked about Trump's demands for border security measures as part of a bill temporarily reopening government, Pelosi said, "we'll see what happens today. One step at a time."
"There are discussions on the Senate side. We are in touch with them," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Friday morning as she entered the Capitol. Asked about Trump's demands for border security measures as part of a bill temporarily reopening government, Pelosi said, "we'll see what happens today. One step at a time."
(AP)
The FAA has lifted the ground stop order but is now warning of flight delays, Reuters reports.
The Federal Aviation Authority halted arriving flights at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Friday morning as the government dealt with staffing shortages at two air traffic control facilities in New York and Florida.
The FAA said staffing shortages were delaying flights at Newark Liberty International Airport and Philadelphia International airport. The FAA issued a notice that it was halting flights into LaGuardia due to staffing issues.
(Reuters)
The FAA is citing staffing issues, which come on the 35th day of the partial government shutdown.
Here is the information currently available on the FAA's website regarding LaGuardia:
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered a ground stop at LaGuardia amid the ongoing government shutdown.
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