"Many air traffic employees have been working without pay and travelers have faced weeks of flight disruptions as some workers have called out sick. However, Duffy suggested at Tuesday's briefing that the situation seemed to be improving, with "a lot more air traffic controllers" coming in to work because he said he thinks they're "seeing an end to the shutdown and feel more hopeful.""
"By the numbers: Duffy said a the briefing at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport that transportation officials saw four staffing triggers on Tuesday, compared to 53 on Sunday and 81 on Saturday. More than 1,700 flights into or out of the U.S. were canceled and over 3,000 delayed as of Tuesday evening, per the flight tracking site FlightAware. Duffy said air traffic controllers would get 70% of their pay within 24 to 48 hours of the government reopening."
""I think we might find airlines that have to make decisions," he said. "Do they keep flying? If this doesn't open, you might have airlines that say, 'We're gonna ground our planes. We're not going to fly anymore.' That's how serious this is," he said. "If the House doesn't pass this bill, I think you're going to look at Saturday, Sunday and Monday as tiddlywinks. It was beautiful. It's going to get much worse than that.""
Many air traffic employees have been working without pay and travelers have faced weeks of flight disruptions as some workers called out sick. Staffing triggers at O'Hare fell sharply from 81 on Saturday and 53 on Sunday to four on Tuesday. More than 1,700 flights into or out of the U.S. were canceled and over 3,000 delayed as of Tuesday evening, per FlightAware. Air traffic controllers would receive 70% of their pay within 24 to 48 hours of government reopening. Air travel would "radically slow down" and airlines might ground planes if the House does not pass legislation to end the shutdown, with weekend travel expected to worsen.
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