Some senators are discovering themselves stranded in Washington, D.C., on the finish of the Senate workweek due to delays at Ronald Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport linked to the monthlong authorities shutdown.
The Senate held its final vote of the week at 1:35 pm Thursday and, as standard, senators raced out of the Capitol to catch their flights house for the weekend.
However some lawmakers had been in for a impolite awakening after they found that their flights have been delayed as a result of of the shutdown that has put a extreme pressure on air visitors controllers across the nation, together with at Nationwide Airport.
Senate Majority Chief John Thune (R-S.D.) revealed to reporters that he could be caught in D.C. longer than anticipated due to the turmoil at Nationwide Airport and warned that flight issues are prone to worsen within the days and weeks forward.
“I’m delayed,” Thune instructed reporters when requested if he was impacted by the visitors snarl.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a floor delay at Nationwide Airport on Thursday due to “staffing” points, though it lifted the maintain by the afternoon. Departures have been delayed 90 minutes consequently.
