LAX issues ground delay due to staffing issues, FAA says
NBC Los Angeles••business
Key Points:
- The FAA issued a ground delay at LAX on Saturday due to staffing issues, impacting hundreds of flights.
- A ground stop began at 6:50 p.m. and was later changed to a ground delay, lasting until 11:59 p.m.
- Operations at LAX were limited to 48 per hour, significantly below the normal 133 to 176 operations per hour.
- By 10:15 p.m., there were 565 total delays involving LAX flights, including 259 departures and 307 arrivals.
- Additionally, 38 flights were canceled at LAX on Saturday, affecting 22 departures and 16 arrivals.
