Disruptions continue at Hartsfield-Jackson amid shutdown

Hundreds of flights in and out of Atlanta were cancelled or delayed Monday amid the ongoing establishment shutdown At days this shutdown was longer by nearly a week than the prior record of days set during President Donald Trump s first term Last week as the U S Senate seemed locked in stalemate the Trump administration ordered a gradual cutback in the number of flights at the country s largest airports starting with Friday and reaching Tuesday The Federal Aviation Administration had disclosed the slowdown was necessary to alleviate strain among air traffic controllers who have been working without pay since the country began operating without a budget Oct On Monday that translated to cancellations and another delays at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport according to the flight-tracking organization FlightAware That works out to about of the average daily flights cancelled and another delayed FlightAware was expecting a gradual winding down of disruptions later in the week with about cancellations Tuesday and fewer than Wednesday Meanwhile on Monday Congress seemed poised to reach an agreement on reopening the authorities ahead of the busy holiday tour season as the U S Senate signaled a deal on passage of a continuing resolution to fund the executive into January The post Disruptions continue at Hartsfield-Jackson amid shutdown appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta