Airports across the nation experienced hours-long delays on Oct. 26 due to a shortage of air traffic controllers.
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) issued a ground stop that lasted nearly two hours for flights departing to and from the Bay Area.
“This was due to a staffing issue at Oakland,” the airport confirmed on Sunday afternoon. “The ground stop lasted from 8:45 to 10:30 this morning. Operations are running as usual at LAX.”
The temporary ground stop for flights connecting to the San Francisco area happened days after LAX closed Terminal 5 for construction, which caused JetBlue, Spirit, and American Airlines to shift to other airport terminals….