Newark Airport, a United hub, has been struggling for a while but this week has been especially problematic. Because of staffing shortages, no flights were allowed in or out yesterday after 3:30 in the afternoon. As one might imagine, it wreaked havoc on the NYC travelsphere.
Restricted flights might be what get people's attention, but the cracks in society from the shutdown are felt most acutely by federal workers themselves. Going without pay is a serious problem for many of them-- they just don't have the reserves to get through to a resumption of pay. Over the long term it will decay (further) our federal workforce, and that is not good for those who use government resources-- and that is all of us.
I am suppose to be flying back to Durham next Tuesday. Half suspect I may be renting a car and driving.
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