"I will suffer all manner of indignity, up to and including a drunk puking up Jersey Mike's on to my trousers, but if you dare say that I might not be able to board the Flying Nightmare Tube at the scheduled date and time, I will throw the kind of fit you only see in YouTube videos of people that are actually on airplanes."
"Whether I like it or not, I have to be in Pittsburgh this month. Would you keep me from enjoying the epic sights and sounds of Pittsburgh? Maybe so, if the alternative is a sleep-deprived air traffic controller suggesting my pilot take a nosedive into the Grand Tetons. The reason for this calamity is as clear as the skies will be after 1,800 flights a day are grounded."
Flight cancellations could affect roughly 1,800 daily flights, potentially grounding about 10% of air traffic across 40 airports. Travelers face disrupted plans and heightened safety risks when air traffic workers, including controllers, work without pay during a prolonged government shutdown. Sleep-deprived controllers and unpaid staff increase the likelihood of operational errors. Political stalemate has forced transportation officials to consider canceling flights rather than risking safety. The shutdown's impact extends to passengers compelled to endure cramped seats, poor service, and unpleasant incidents rather than miss travel. Public reliance on essential aviation personnel highlights tensions between political impasse and transportation safety.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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