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Burbank, California airport goes without air traffic controllers for hours amid government shutdown

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The Hollywood Burbank Airport in California went without air traffic controllers for hours on Monday night amid the government shutdown. A staffing shortage meant there were no controllers on duty between 4:15 p.m. to 10 p.m. local time, and their arrival and departure duties were reportedly handed off to Southern California Terminal Radar Approach Control Facilities (TRACON), based in San Diego, according to FOX11 Los Angeles. The staffing issue prompted several flight cancellations. At 5 p.m., the average flight delay at Hollywood Burbank Airport was two hours and 30 minutes, the station add...

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