AXIOS Austin
Asher Price
May 21, 2025
More than 100 flights were delayed at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Wednesday — the second time this month — due to federal aviation staffing issues.
What's happening: Citing staffing issues, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground delay at the Austin airport Wednesday, leading to delays for more than 180 flights.
What they're saying: "Another ground stop today for flights arriving at AUS means more unnecessary traveler inconvenience due to the FAA failure to correct our air traffic controller shortage," U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, an Austin Democrat, wrote Wednesday on X.
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