MSP put on brief ground stop due to "regional FAA equipment outage"
A ground stop is now lifted at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Thursday after "a regional FAA equipment outage," according to the Metropolitan Airports Commission.
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A ground stop is now lifted at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Thursday after "a regional FAA equipment outage," according to the Metropolitan Airports Commission.
Travelers may still have to deal with flight issues for days after the end of the government shutdown, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
National Air Traffic Controllers Association tells its members that failing to report to work could cost them their job.
The FAA is confronting a shortage of about 3,000 air traffic controllers, with roughly 35% of trainees failing to complete the agency's three-month training program.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy visited Duluth International Airport on Saturday to tour one of the oldest air traffic control towers in the nation.
Upcoming construction to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport may impact flight patterns for the next several months, says the Metropolitan Airport Commission.