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FAA Airport stops & slowdowns affecting AA - Jan 2019 gov’t shutdown
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FAA Airport stops & slowdowns affecting AA - Jan 2019 gov’t shutdown
Avoid LGA if you can today! I believe it may have spread to PHL and EWR. (PHl and EWR are speculative, friend who works in news just reported this)
Update: Looks like a slowdown at PHL and EWR and TPA may be added soon.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/25/faa-halts-traffic-into-laguardia-airport-amid-shortage-of-tsa-workers.html
https://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp
Update: Looks like a slowdown at PHL and EWR and TPA may be added soon.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/25/faa-halts-traffic-into-laguardia-airport-amid-shortage-of-tsa-workers.html
https://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp
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FAA website is the best source. Staffing shortages at PHL, EWR, and LGA have resulted in various holds. PHL appears to be longest at 1:0 hours and includes gate and taxiway holds. If it continues arrivals vs. departures won't matter much.
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Official FAA response downplays it.
https://tinyurl.com/y7l3jnow
"minimal impact"
As a reminder, when CNN first reported on TSA callouts, the official response that day was akin to "fake news." They backtracked two days later when they had to shut down the Miami terminal.
https://tinyurl.com/y7l3jnow
"minimal impact"
As a reminder, when CNN first reported on TSA callouts, the official response that day was akin to "fake news." They backtracked two days later when they had to shut down the Miami terminal.
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Think it extends to departures too. My colleague has been stuck since last night between weather delays that led to initial cancellation and then stuck on the tarmac because of the ground stop (I was lucky to get out on the one JFK - RDU Delta flight that went out)
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I confirm that is NOT the case. Looking out the window from the AC and planes continue to take off and land. Of course, my flight has been delayed, so they may just be getting inbound aircraft in. AC manager said he just got off the phone with AA ops in the tower and there is no stop in place.
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OMNI/PR comment will be summarily deleted.
In the meantime, the following resources have been added to the Wikipost at the top of the page for member convenience.
Resources that can be useful:
Link to Federal Aviation Administration OIS national airspace system status & delays
Link to FAA Air Traffic Control Command Center Advisories page
Link to "Misery Map" USA from FlightAware - see where it's miserable now
Linkto AA cancelled flights on FlightAware
Current conditions at 11:28 Eastern are illustrated below. Use the first link to see the announced reasons for slowdowns.
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In the meantime, the following resources have been added to the Wikipost at the top of the page for member convenience.
Resources that can be useful:
Link to Federal Aviation Administration OIS national airspace system status & delays
Link to FAA Air Traffic Control Command Center Advisories page
Link to "Misery Map" USA from FlightAware - see where it's miserable now
Linkto AA cancelled flights on FlightAware
Current conditions at 11:28 Eastern are illustrated below. Use the first link to see the announced reasons for slowdowns.
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The issues this morning were tied directly to ZDC and ZJX (DC and JAX Centers) staffing issues. There were most definitely delays for departures, specifically those going south from JFK (NY-FL, Caribbean, etc). Multiple 75-90 minute voyages to the runway.
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I confirm that is NOT the case. Looking out the window from the AC and planes continue to take off and land. Of course, my flight has been delayed, so they may just be getting inbound aircraft in. AC manager said he just got off the phone with AA ops in the tower and there is no stop in place.
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I confirm that is NOT the case. Looking out the window from the AC and planes continue to take off and land. Of course, my flight has been delayed, so they may just be getting inbound aircraft in. AC manager said he just got off the phone with AA ops in the tower and there is no stop in place.
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I feel like this was overblown of an issue; at least the LGA part. This was on the news in Chicago tonight, but at least half the time I fly through ORD all the flights to LGA are already delayed. Seems like LGA gets these types of delays if there is so much as a single cloud in the NYC airspace. Weather, FAA, is it really any different than normal for them?