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regional facilities are operating shorthanded. without them there, we become a one run-way airport. we go from four down to one. reporter: it doesn t take much to create a big backlog and it s not just l.a. nationwide, the faa says 400 flights delayed because of staffing shortages sunday night. they need to fix it. i want to go home. reporter: these are awful and they must stop. we cannot let these delays go through. not only because of inconvenience, but because it s directly hurting our economy. reporter: with 10% staffing reductions in effect through september, significant delays are likely. if there s some cost cutting and i don t feel it too badly, i m all for it. if it becomes painful, then i think we need to figure out another way to deal with things. we re all going to pay the price. so what can you do? you grin and bear it. as if flying is not miserable