Air traffic controllers working again at Hollywood Burbank Airport after hourslong absence
Hollywood Burbank Airport was back to usual operations Tuesday after suffering delays and cancellations Monday due to an hourslong lack of air traffic controllers.
Mike Christensen, the airport’s spokesman, confirmed that “things are back to normal,” reported the Los Angeles Times.
The California airport had no air traffic controllers on duty from 4:15 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration told Los Angeles’ KNBC.
Instead, Southern California TRACON, a radar facility in San Diego, handled flights in and out of Burbank.
The Burbank complication led to 91 flights being delayed and 10 being canceled Monday, according to FlightAware.
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