Flights fall behind schedule again Early-morning flights were falling behind schedule for the second straight day Tuesday at two of New York's three big airports, signaling that the nation's aviation system is likely to remain snarled as the furlough of air-traffic controllers continues. Delays began just after dawn at LaGuardia and Newark international airports, which along with John F. Kennedy International Airport, create one of the most complicated air-traffic management regions in the country. Problems at those airports often ripple through the national air-travel system. The Federal Aviation Administration reported delays of 30 to 44 minutes at Newark and delays greater than 45 minutes at LaGuardia as of 8:45 a.m. On Monday, morning shuttle flights from Reagan National Airport to New York faced lengthy delays. By day's end, flights were backed up in major hub airports from coast to coast. With Congress back Tuesday, there was slender hope for action that might resolve the furloughs, which the FAA said are necessary to achieve $200 million of the $637 million in savings it is mandated to make this fiscal year to meet sequestration targets. Immediate relief is unlikely to come from the courts. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Monday denied an airline industry request for a stay of the furloughs. The court set a May 22 deadline for the industry group, Airlines for America, and the FAA to make arguments in the suit filed Friday. "The underlying lawsuit is alive and well," said Victoria Day, a spokeswoman for the airline group. She said the group would continue to push Congress to intervene. The White House and most Democrats are pushing for resolution of the larger sequestration issue and deflected the suggestion that they are using high-profile airport turmoil as leverage.