Airports see staffing shortages driven by government shutdown
NBC Newsยท2025-10-07 16:14
The government shutdown is now rippling into air traffic control towers in Newark, in Denver, and in Phoenix. Long delays due to staffing yesterday, according to the FAA. In Burbank, the air traffic control tower left completely unmanned overnight for roughly 6 hours.>> Burb closing down the tower. >> Is it because of the shut down. >> It's for stopping.Burbank tower is closed. Controllers in San Diego took over for Burbank, but the delays remained. California Governor Gavin Newsome blaming the president on ...