Thousands delayed for hours after U.S. airports

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Commercial airline flights across the U.S. were hit by delays yesterday as a result of government spending cuts.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has introduced furloughs for some of its 47,000 agency employees.


The FAA website said flights from Philadelphia and Orlando into John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia and Westchester County airports were delayed due to staffing issues.


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The Federal Aviation Administration has introduced furloughs for some of its 47,000 agency employees




Airport delays increase as air traffic controllers furloughed


Delays were also affecting passengers travelling in Los Angeles.


The relatively good weather and light traffic, which is typical of Sundays, helped to keep delays to a minimum but the real test would be from today when air traffic increases.





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The agency said it would be working with airlines 'to minimise the delay impacts of lower staffing' as the busy summer travel season approaches.

The budget cuts kicked in last month and are forcing the FAA and other agencies to cut their spending.




Going to get worse: Passengers faced delays at Los Angeles Airport and across the U.S. yesterday


FAA officials have said they have no choice but to furlough all 47,000 agency employees, including nearly 15,000 controllers.

Each employee will lose one day of work every other week.

The FAA has said that planes will have to take off and land less frequently, so as not to overload the remaining controllers on duty.

Airline trade groups and the country's biggest pilots union sued the FAA to try to stop the furloughs.

They predicted they would delay or cancel flights for as many as one out of every three airline passengers across the country.

Airlines have also directed their customers to tell the FAA to find other ways to cut costs.

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