Is the federal government shutdown affecting air journey in California?

As the federal authorities shutdown approaches one week in, a number of extremely trafficked airports in California reported no fast impacts to their journey or operations.

The San Diego International Airport is continuous to “operate normally,” spokesperson Nicole Hall informed the Desert Sun in an electronic mail on Oct. 3 when requested whether or not vacationers confronted any delays or if the airport anticipates any future impacts. It echoes the airport’s earlier expertise within the authorities shutdown in December 2018 via January 2019 — no influence.

Federal aviation personnel continued to work to help vacationers then, Hall mentioned. Just as tens of 1000’s of important employees will do on this present shutdown — a lot of which can go with out pay throughout.

The San Diego airport, which noticed a record 25.24 million passengers final yr, wasn’t an anomaly, not less than among the many a number of airports contacted by The Desert Sun concerning shutdown impacts.

San José Mineta International Airport vacationers haven’t skilled any delays which might be the results of the shutdown, mentioned Julie Jarratt, a spokesperson for the airport, in an electronic mail to the Desert Sun on Oct. 3. Jarratt mentioned the airport had no data indicating they’d be impacted by the shutdown.

In Southern California, the Ontario International Airport hasn’t skilled any impacts both, in accordance with spokesperson Steve Lambert in an electronic mail to the Desert Sun on Oct. 3. And the federal government shutdown that resulted in 2019 didn’t end in any delays or challenges for the airport, mentioned Lambert.

So, what about Southern California’s busiest airport?

An LAX official informed the Desert Sun in a press release on Oct. 3 that Los Angeles World Airports, the governing physique of LAX and Van Nuys Airport, “does not anticipate major impacts to LAX or VNY operations during this time.”

“Under the current U.S. government shutdown, employees of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) who provide essential services to the traveling public at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Van Nuys Airport (VNY) will continue to work,” an LAX official mentioned.

LAX didn’t instantly handle whether or not vacationers have skilled any delays because of the shutdown.

Will the federal government shutdown have an effect on my flight? It may

The authorities shutdown, which started on Oct. 1, left Californians scrambling to be taught what key companies and packages could be impacted, from Social Security to SNAP advantages. Amid this got here a warning from TSA that an prolonged shutdown may imply longer wait occasions at airports.

There are 61,000 Transportation Security Administration employees who’re thought-about excepted or exempt, that means staff who will proceed to work or are unaffected throughout the shutdown. But in earlier shutdowns, some TSA brokers didn’t present up for work, prompting journey delays.

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But it’s not a priority vacationers at San Francisco International Airport have to have.

San Francisco International Airport’s safety screeners are staff with Covenant Aviation Security, a privately-owned firm that gives airport screening and safety companies, the airport said on their web site. As a end result, these employees aren’t impacted in a federal authorities shutdown.

In a authorities shutdown in 2019, the absence of 10 air site visitors controllers, who’re additionally deemed important throughout a shutdown, “temporarily shut down travel” at one airport and “caused delays at other major hubs,” CNN had reported.

In the current, air site visitors management services already had been “experiencing an uptick in sick calls” that would end in flight delays and cancelations, USA TODAY reported on Oct. 6.

Lambert, the spokesperson for Ontario International Airport, mentioned that the airport hadn’t seen any proof of TSA employees displaying up for work or not displaying up for work that’s in relation to the shutdown. However, Lambert mentioned it was one thing for TSA to handle.

TSA didn’t instantly reply to the Desert Sun’s inquiry as as to if any brokers haven’t proven as much as work at California airports, together with Ontario International, because of the shutdown.

Has the federal government shutdown ended?

As of the afternoon of Monday, Oct. 6, the federal authorities shutdown has not ended.

Senate vote at the moment on shutdown

Senators on Monday, Oct. 6 did not strike a funding deal for the fifth time – guaranteeing that the federal government shutdown will drag on even longer.

The Senate again shot down dueling payments authored by Republicans and Democrats.

Paris Barraza is a trending reporter protecting California information at The Desert Sun. Reach her at pbarraza@gannett.com.