Flights delayed in New York and Florida due to air traffic control absences, ground stop at LaGuardia Airport: FAA

Jevgenij Kulikov/iStock(NEW YORK) — A ground stop at LaGuardia Airport and widespread flight delays in New York and Florida airports Friday were due to air traffic controller absences, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The current slowdown in the airspace over Florida and New York is due to staffing shortages in Washington and Jacksonville, an FAA …

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