LaGuardia Crash, TSA Shutdown: Air Travel Chaos

0:00On March 23rd, a tragic runway collision in New York's LaGuardia airport has grounded hundreds of flights and added to the chaos in the U.S. air travel system. An air candidate expressed jet hit a fire truck during landing on Monday, March 23rd, killing the two pilots and injuring several passengers and crew members. The crash shut down the airport, canceling over 570 flights, more than half of the day's total. Nationwide, travelers are facing hours-long lines at security checkpoints because many transportation security administration workers have missed. Paychecks for over a month due to the government shutdown. To help manage the crowds, President Trump sent armed immigration and customs enforcement agents to busy airports like Atlanta, New York, and New. Jersey. Officials say they're there for crowd control, though the President noted they could also make arrests. Frustrated passengers have voiced anger over the delays, with one Atlanta traveler blaming poor leadership for the mess, where over 40 percent of TSA agents called out sick on Sunday.

1:06Airlines are cutting flights too, as fuel prices soar following recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, hitting carriers like United Hard during the busy summer season. Investigators from the Transportation Department are heading to LaGuardia to probe the crash, which happened when the fire truck was responding to. Another planes reported odor issue. A separate ground stop at nearby Newark airport added to the delays after controllers evacuated their tower over a burning smell. Air travel disruptions show no quick end in sight, as the budget standoff in Congress drags on without a deal on Homeland Security funding or immigration changes. This has been Global News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.