Flight operations were returning to normal on Tuesday at following a chaotic evening that featured cancellations and delays amid a staffing shortage linked to the ongoing federal government shutdown.
By late morning Tuesday, only two flight cancellations were reported at the airport — one inbound and one outbound flight, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware. There were 13 outbound flight delays and eight inbound delays, according to the website.
On Monday, the airport had no air traffic controllers in its tower from 4:15 p.m. until about 10 p.m. due to the government shutdown. Duties were handed off to , a departure team based in San Diego, which coordinated with pilots arriving and departing from Burbank Airport.
The said Monday the airport was working to bring in staff