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Düsseldorf The partial standstill of the US government is causing increasing disruptions in air traffic. Due to a lack of personnel in the air surveillance, the FAA temporarily stopped the approaches to New York’s Laguardia Airport on Friday.
According to media reports, there were also massive disruptions at other airports on the US east coast. Laguardia is the third largest airport in New York. Around 30 million passengers fly here every year.
The situation is serious for US aviation. Last Saturday alone, eight percent of the security staff reported “sick”. At New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Miami or Houston airports, control lines must be temporarily closed. The queues are correspondingly long.
With each passing day the budget dispute continues, the situation for airlines becomes more precarious. Key government officials are missing as customers because they are not currently traveling. This has cost the US airline Delta $ 25 million in sales so far.
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The low-cost airline Southwest complains about a loss of sales of 15 million dollars. In addition, if the shortage of staff at the airports and in the tower increases, fewer and fewer passengers can be processed, and there is a risk of a massive drop in passenger numbers.
The so-called shutdown has been paralyzing large parts of the US federal authorities for more than a month because they no longer receive any money because of the budget dispute. There is still no sign of a solution in the dispute between President Donald Trump and Congress.
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