The restriction came after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that flight disruptions will increase as controllers miss a paycheck on Oct. 28.

Staffing issues triggered a brief ground stop for flights heading to Oakland from Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday, officials said.

A staffing shortage in Southern California’s airspace triggered a ground stop affecting Los Angeles International Airport flights on Sunday morning, the FAA said. The restriction applies to flights departing from airspace managed by the Los Angeles and Oakland air traffic control centers that are scheduled to arrive at LAX,

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop at LAX Sunday morning for departing flights to Oakland due to staffing issues. The stoppage was issued at 8:45 a.m. Sunday and was lifted by 10:30 a.m., according to an LAX spokesperson, who told City News Service that the order only applied to Oakland flights.

A flight bound for LAX on Monday evening was diverted after a communication issue resulted in the pilots thinking people were trying to breach the cockpit, officials said.

A Delta Air Lines flight heading from Atlanta to Los Angeles had to turn around over a "smoky odor" in the plane's cabin, airline officials say.

Delta Air Lines flight 2311 departed from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) for Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) on the evening of Oct. 18 with two pilots, four flight attendants and 189 passengers. Shortly into the flight, however, an “unpleasant” smell was detected in the cabin, forcing a return to LAX.