FAA ground stop chaos spreads into Sunday at LAX and SFO

The travel chaos triggered by Friday’s nationwide FAA ground stop continued to wreak havoc at California airports Sunday, with passengers facing cancellations, delays and missing luggage.LAX recorded 46 delays and 21 cancellations as of Sunday morning, while San Francisco International Airport reported 14 delays and eight cancellations, according to flight-tracking data.The latest disruptions follow a nationwide FAA ground stop on Friday — only the second of its kind since 9/11 — that forced more than 3,500 aircraft to land, stranded hundreds of thousands of passengers and triggered thousands of flight cancellations and delays across the country.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story Mountains of abandoned suitcases and unclaimed luggage have piled up at LAX and airports across the country, as thousands of travelers remain separated from their bags.Although the ground stop was lifted, airlines have been scrambling to reposition aircraft and crews, leaving travelers dealing with the lingering fallout throughout the weekend.At SFO, some passengers were still hunting for lost luggage and trying to piece together trips that had been derailed by canceled connecting flights.Sebastian Alvarez finally made it back to the Bay Area after traveling home from Colombia, but his journey took an unexpected detour when his connecting flight from Miami to San Francisco was canceled.He managed to secure another flight but was left unsure whether his four bags had made the trip with him.Among the missing belongings were his wife’s wedding dress and his wedding suit.“It is kind of stressful, anxiety-inducing for sure,” Alvarez told KRON4.The newlyweds were left searching through piles of luggage scattered around the airport’s baggage claim area in hopes of recovering thei...