air-traffic controllers

UK air traffic control chaos causes airlines to cancel over 2,000 flights: ‘Wasteful journey’

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UK air traffic control chaos causes airlines to cancel over 2,000 flights: ‘Wasteful journey’

Airlines scrambled Wednesday to dig out from the backlog triggered by technical problems experienced by the United Kingdom’s air traffic control system that has forced the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights. Delays continued for a second day Wednesday, rippling across 15 U.K. airports and beyond as airlines and airports worked to clear a huge … Read more

Exhausted, unpaid air traffic controllers warn The Post of danger as government shutdown puts plane passengers at risk: ‘We’re drowning’

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Exhausted, unpaid air traffic controllers warn The Post of danger as government shutdown puts plane passengers at risk: ‘We’re drowning’

This situation can’t fly. The safety of every American plane passenger is being imperiled as the government shutdown drags into its second week, irate air traffic controllers say. More than 14,000 controllers employed by the Federal Aviation Administration won’t be paid until the shutdown ends — and the stress is impacting their ability to avert … Read more