LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 22: A Delta Airlines jet passes an American flag during take-off at Los Angles International Airport (LAX) on April 22, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Delays have been reported throughout the nation because of the furloughing of air traffic controllers under sequestration. The average delay overnight in the Southern California Terminal Radius Approach Control (TRACON) was was three hours. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
