LaGuardia airport returns on track as long as possible closure one

Travelers at LaGuardia airport were relieved Saturday to find aircraft returning to normal after an agreement was reached to end the longest federal government's closure in history.

There was another scene Friday when passengers had had delays and cancellations after too many air traffic controllers had called out sick. According to the FAA, the problems of staff shortages arose in two flight control facilities in Washington, DC, and Jacksonville, Florida.

The federal employees who did not come up for work had just passed another pay period in a row without receiving a check. It led to a domino effect that talked about service at several airports, including LaGuardia, where a short stop was briefly booked.

Not long after, President Donald Trump and Congress leaders struck an agreement to end the closure after 35 days. The house and the Senate went to measure quickly, and Trump wrote it on Friday night. On Saturday morning, flights at LaGuardia airport were mostly on time and the crowds were bright.

News 1[ads1]2 talked to passengers at the airport on Saturday who were happy to look back to normality.

I'm very happy I'm flying today as opposed to yesterday, "said traveler Dan Formento." I checked the website, hoping the delays did not continue into today. So I'm glad the closure is over and we're flying again. "

But the agreement to end the closure only finances the government for three weeks as negotiations continue with border security. President Trump announced on Friday that another closure is possible if A fixed contract is not hit by a barrier along the US-Mexico border.

The President and Congress have until February 15 to reach a long-term deal, affected federal workers have guaranteed repayment but it is not clear when they will receive it.