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FAA briefly halts flights into LaGuardia amid staffing shortages, shutdown
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) briefly halted flights into LaGuardia Airport in New York City on Friday morning in a move related to the government shutdown.
The halt was put in place just after 10 a.m. and was lifted at about 11 a.m. A ground delay remained in effect, according to the FAA's website.
Delays were also being reported at Newark Liberty International and Philadelphia International airports on Friday morning as air traffic controllers work without pay amid the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history.
The FAA issued a statement saying that it had experienced a "slight increase in sick leaves at two facilities."
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/426950-faa-halting-flights-into-laguardia?userid=229233
