Home > Passengers Are Furious After Government Shutdown Causes Flight Delays

News
Passengers Are Furious After Government Shutdown Causes Flight Delays

Description

According to Business Insider, the federal government shutdown has resulted in delays at major US airports due to a shortage of air-traffic controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration. The shortages have affected travelers coming to or from Atlanta, New York City, and Philadelphia. In a statement, the FAA said there's been an "increase" in the number of workers calling out sick at two facilities. The facilities are responsible for coordinating air traffic along much of the East Coast. The federal government shutdown is in its 35th day, which is the longest shutdown in US history. More than 800,000 federal workers missed their second consecutive paycheck on Friday.

Added on the 25/01/2019 13:43:32 - Copyright : Wochit

To customise your video :

Generic export code

More videos on the subject

US Senate votes to avert government shutdown

The US Senate votes to keep federal agencies funded and avoid a costly partial government shutdown. IMAGES

18/01/2024 - AFPTV - First images
Guatemala: Clashes with police as Congress delays president-elect inauguration

Protesters clash with police outside the Congress in Guatemala City as it dalayed the swearing-in ceremony of Guatemala's president-elect Bernardo Arevalo. IMAGES

14/01/2024 - AFPTV - First images
French activist speaks out against shutdown of climate NGO

"Shutting down Les Soulèvements de la Terre (ed: Uprisings of the Earth) would mean the leaders of this country are trying to dissolve the environmental and social movement," explains Benoît Feuillu, an activist with the collective, ahead of the hearing of France's State Council, which is due to examine the legality of the dissolution. SOUNDBITE

27/10/2023 - AFPTV - First images
White House says 'still a chance' of avoiding shutdown

"There is still a chance" of avoiding a government shutdown, Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young tells reporters. SOUNDBITE

29/09/2023 - AFPTV - First images
Pension reform: daytime images of passengers at Gare de Lyon in Paris

Passengers arrive at Gare de Lyon train station in Paris to catch their train, as France braces for new strikes and mass demonstrations against a deeply unpopular pensions overhaul. IMAGES

07/02/2023 - AFPTV - First images
US Senate votes to avert government shutdown one day ahead of deadline

The US Senate votes in favor of a stopgap funding bill, in a rare show of cross-party unity to keep federal agencies running into 2022 and avert a costly holiday season government shutdown. With the clock ticking down to the 11:59 pm Friday deadline, the Senate votes by 69 to 28 to keep the lights on until February 18 with a resolution that had already advanced from the House of Representatives. IMAGES

03/12/2021 - AFPTV - First images