A Delta Air Lines flight attendant inadvertently deployed the plane's emergency slide, before departing Pittsburgh International Airport, forcing passengers to rebook.

Operations at Newark Liberty on Monday were impacted by massive delays from Sunday that spilled over. Later, a ground stop was issued.

A shortage of air traffic controllers caused more flight disruptions Monday around the country as controllers braced for their first full missing paycheck during the federal government shutdown.

Flights departing for Los Angeles International Airport were halted briefly due to a staffing shortage at a Southern California air traffic facility, the Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday, when the agency also reported staffing-related delays in Chicago,

Although not in bankruptcy, Houston-based low-cost carrier Avelo has spent the last year making significant cuts to its network by shutting down bases at Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) and Charles M. Schulz Airport (STS) in California and Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas.

When the aircraft door was being opened at the Pittsburgh arrival gate, the crew member accidentally deployed the emergency slide, Delta said.

Spirit Airline is canceling all services to and from Bradley International Airport as it navigates its second chapter 11 bankruptcy this year and a major restructuring. The news comes shortly after the company announced its second bankruptcy filing this fiscal year in August.

A Delta Airlines flight attendant accidentally deployed the emergency slide before a cross-country flight, causing an estimated six figures worth of damage and delaying passengers for several hours. “Everyone’s entire night just became a cluster f–k,” griped one incensed passenger on Reddi t along with a pic of the prematurely-deployed slide.