Oakland airport appears to show federal shutdown strains

Yesterday morning a two-hour disruption caused delays for flights between OAK and Los Angeles.

Yesterday morning, from around 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., a staffing shortage triggered a ground stop affecting Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport and Los Angeles International Airport flights, KTLA reported.

An LAX spokesperson confirmed the stoppage to KTLA and said it was caused by a staffing issue in Oakland. Los Angeles Magazine reported that the ground stop order was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, which grounded all flights to Oakland from LAX…

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