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FAA halting some flights into LaGuardia airport due to air traffic control staffing shortage: report
The Federal Aviation Administration has halted some incoming flights into LaGuardia Airport in New York due to air traffic control staffing issues, and delays are being reported at airports including Philadelphia International Airport and Newark Liberty International, among others.

"We have experienced a slight increase in sick leave at two facilities," an FAA shared in a statement posted to Twitter, and shared with Fox News. "We’ve mitigated the impact by augmenting staffing, rerouting traffic, and increasing spacing between aircraft when needed. The results have been minimal impacts to efficiency while maintaining consistent levels of safety in the national airspace system.

"The public can monitor air traffic at fly.faa.gov and they should check with airline carriers for more information."

A statement obtained by CBS New York suggests those two facilities as being in Florida and New York.

"As with severe storms, we will adjust operations to a safe rate to match available controller resources,” reads an FAA statement obtained by the outlet.

The FAA’s ground stop was issued Friday morning just before 10 a.m., according to NBC New York. The website the FAA directed the public to, fly.faa.gov, is currently showing in addition to LaGuardia, flights are also being delayed at Philadelphia INternational, Newark Liberty International, and Reagan National in Washington, D.C., Bloomberg reported.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed Friday morning that President Trump has been made aware of the issues.
“The President has been briefed and we are monitoring the ongoing delays at some airports. We are in regular contact with officials at the Department of Transportation and the FAA.," Sanders stated.

https://www.foxnews.com/travel/faa-halting-some-flights-into-laguardia-airport-due-to-staffing-issues-with-air-traffic-control-report