A lack of air traffic control staff continued to delay flights as of late on Oct. 7, due to the federal government shutdown.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced staffing issues in Nashville, Boston, Dallas, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
Additionally, air traffic control centers in Atlanta, Houston, and the Dallas-Fort Worth area were affected.
More than 3,000 flights were delayed on the second day of the staffing shortage, according to flight tracking data.
The FAA is working to slow the number of flights arriving at Chicago O’Hare to compensate for an average 41-minute delay, and similar staffing problems are impacting the Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center….