The Hollywood Burbank Airport’s air visitors management tower is briefly unmanned and flights are being delayed Monday afternoon attributable to staffing shortages amid the continuing authorities shutdown, in line with the Federal Aviation Authority.
The FAA anticipates that the airport’s air visitors management tower might be with out workers till 10 p.m. Monday, in line with spokesperson Kristen Alsop. The tower was with out workers beginning at 4:15 p.m.
As a result of authorities shutdown, air visitors controllers are working with out pay. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy mentioned Monday that the FAA was seeing a small uptick in air visitors management staff calling in sick throughout the shutdown.
As of 5 p.m., outgoing flights at Hollywood Burbank Airport had been delayed a median of two hours and 31 minutes attributable to staffing shortages and runway building, in line with the FAA. At the moment, the longest delay reported was three hours and 55 minutes.
Alsop mentioned that staffing shortages had been the principle challenge contributing to the delays.
Though the air management tower is unmanned, Southern California TRACON will management the air visitors within the airport’s airspace, Alsop mentioned. That facility supplies air visitors management for arriving and departing flights within the area.
Gov. Gavin Newsom was fast to level blame at President Trump for the staffing challenges.
“Thanks,@realDonaldTrump! Burbank Airport has ZERO air visitors controllers from 4:15pm to 10pm in the present day due to YOUR authorities shutdown,” he mentioned in a assertion on X.
