FAA issues ground delay at Nashville airport amid air traffic controller shortage
Nashville International Airport announced that flights arriving at BNA on November 8 will experience delays due to traffic congestion. ongoing air traffic control shortage staff.
The Federal Aviation Administration stopped flights arriving at BNA due to the problem at around 14:30 on November 8, and announced a ground delay program for incoming flights half an hour later.
Ground delay schedules delay flights to manage traffic congestion at airports with reduced arrival capacity, According to the FAA.
Ground delays were implemented as follows: federal regulators began cutting U.S. air traffic by 10% this week.
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On Nov. 7, 276 flights from BNA were delayed and 10 canceled, according to FlightAware.
On November 7, 1,526 flights were canceled and 24,712 flights were postponed across the country.
BNA advised passengers to monitor their flight status and stay in touch with their airline for updates.
This article first appeared in the Nashville Tennessean: FAA issues ground delay at Nashville airport due to flight disruptions
