Alaska Airlines resumes flights
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Air traffic controllers are calling out or finding side jobs while they work without pay during the government shutdown, leading to delays.
The government shutdown is causing headaches across the country as thousands of Americans go without pay and key services are threatened.
Unpaid air traffic controllers will miss their first full paycheck on Tuesday, traditionally an inflection point in previous government shutdowns—but sick calls are already on the rise.
Flights to LAX were temporarily halted Sunday as the FAA cited a shortage of air traffic controllers linked to the ongoing federal government shutdown.
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Alaska Airlines already tried to shore up its IT infrastructure after an outage in July forced the Seattle-based company to ground flights across the country.