Overview
- The FAA reported ongoing controller shortages across facilities, with 19,000 flight delays since Monday, including about 3,300 on Thursday, and new impacts in Newark and the broader New York area.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned he will fire air traffic controllers who repeatedly fail to report to work during the shutdown.
- Six FAA facilities experienced staffing shortfalls on Wednesday, including Denver International and Reagan National, where roughly a quarter of flights were delayed.
- Hollywood-Burbank’s tower lacked on-site controllers for about six hours Monday, with air traffic handled remotely from San Diego.
- Airlines report limited nationwide disruption so far, with Delta completing nearly all scheduled flights and Southwest monitoring staffing and adjusting schedules under FAA direction.