Several Airports Have Delays as Air Traffic Controllers go Without Pay

Tuesday, October 07, 2025

Airports from New York to Los Angeles experienced delays Monday night as air traffic controllers went without pay during the ongoing government shutdown.

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The Federal Aviation Administration was experiencing staffing issues or anticipating shortages at airports and other air traffic control facilities Monday night. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said there has been a slight increase in sick calls since the government shutdown began.

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-- NBC News (@nbcnews.com) Oct 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday the shutdown is putting more stress on air traffic controllers, whose jobs are already extremely demanding. Average Americans are also seeing the ramifications of the shutdown as their flights are being delayed due to air traffic controller shortages.

Nice going, pedo 47.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-10-07 02:28 AM | Reply

Medical helicopter crash in Sacramento, CA: nypost.com

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-07 03:35 AM | Reply

Sean Duffy is an adequate face for a group of incompetents who, mirroring their mentally ill employer, come across as the Yukon cathouse piano player who thinks he's playing in a concert hall.

#3 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-10-07 05:54 AM | Reply

When ATC and TSA start shutting down major airports you'll see the pressure from corporate america to end the shutdown quickly.

#4 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-10-07 12:27 PM | Reply

The government shutdown is beginning to affect Americans.

And what does Spkr Johnson do?

He shuts down the House to prevent the release of the Epstein files.

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-07 07:33 PM | Reply

I didn't have a problem in Salinas, nor Monterey. Though I hear Salinas is a private company.

Sean Duffy is an adequate face for a group of incompetents who, mirroring their mentally ill employer, come across as the Yukon cathouse piano player who thinks he's playing in a concert hall.
#3 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis

You come across as a Yucatan housecat, who thinks the beach is her litter box.

#6 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-10-07 07:44 PM | Reply