""Many of the controllers said 'A lot of us can navigate missing one paycheck. Not everybody, but a lot of us can. None of us can manage missing two paychecks,' Duffy said. 'So if you bring us to a week from today, Democrats, you will see mass chaos. You will see mass flight delays. You'll see mass cancellations, and you may see us close certain parts of the airspace, because we just cannot manage it because we don't have air traffic controllers.'""
"Most of the flight disruptions so far during the shutdown have been isolated and temporary. But if delays become more widespread and start to ripple throughout the system, the pressure will mount on Congress to reach an agreement to end the shutdown."
Last weekend experienced severe air traffic staffing shortages, with flights at Newark Liberty International Airport delayed for several hours. The Federal Aviation Administration reduces or halts traffic temporarily when controller staffing falls, causing numerous multi-hour delays nationwide. FAA employees missed a paycheck on Oct. 28, and the next scheduled payday is next Tuesday, increasing financial pressure on unpaid controllers. If a second missed paycheck occurs, mass delays, cancellations, and potential partial airspace closures could follow. Most disruptions so far have been isolated and temporary, but broader ripples through the system could force congressional action to end the shutdown.
Read at Boston.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]