Delta CEO Ed Bastian also revealed that, due to aging air traffic control systems, it actually takes longer today to fly from Atlanta to LaGuardia than it did in the 1950s when the airline opened that route.

Delta's CEO says there's a surprising reason flights are taking longer today than they did decades ago, and it has little to do with the planes.

For now Duffy says BWI's Air Traffic Control tower remains fully staffed, however he took a shot at Maryland Governor Wes Moore, who has blamed President Donald Trump and Republicans for the shutdown.

The air traffic control tower at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was evacuated for a time Friday night after a fire alarm and a gas smell were detected, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Flight delays reported across multiple U.S. airports as unpaid essential workers call in sick during government shutdown.