"In a shutdown, more than 13,000 air traffic controllers would have to work without pay, per the Department of Transportation's plan. Roughly 3,500 aviation professionals who provide critical safety and operational support would also be furloughed. Flashback: The 2019 shutdown offers a glimpse of the potential disruptions ahead - although the holiday travel season may have magnified the chaos. During the 35-day shutdown, record numbers of TSA agents called out sick."
"Earlier this year, air-traffic control facilities were approximately 2,000 employees short of the FAA's staffing goal set with the air traffic controllers' union. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said last week the FAA had met its 2025 controller hiring goal, but under the agency's March plan, a shutdown would halt training and field instruction for new controllers. Long-standing staffing shortages come as controllers raise safety concerns following recent airline scares - including the fatal midair collision near Washington D.C. earlier this year."
Flights are expected to continue operating, but staffing shortages could produce delays or cancellations. A shutdown would require more than 13,000 air traffic controllers to work without pay and could furlough roughly 3,500 aviation professionals who provide safety and operational support. The 2019 shutdown saw high sick-call rates among TSA agents and an absence of a few controllers that temporarily halted travel at LaGuardia and caused regional delays. FAA facilities were about 2,000 controllers short of a staffing goal earlier this year, and a shutdown would halt training and field instruction for new controllers. Controllers have raised safety concerns after recent airline incidents, and airlines urged Congress to prevent a shutdown.
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