Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that “15 to 20” air traffic controllers are retiring every day. government shutdown,
“I used to have about four controllers retiring a day before the shutdown. Now I’m retiring 15 to 20 per day,” Duffy told CNN’s Jake Tapper on State of the Union. “So, it will be harder for me to come back after the shutdown and there will be more controllers controlling the airspace.
“So, that’s going to continue in air travel, beyond the timeframe that this government opens back up.”
Air traffic controllers will not be paid on Tuesday for the second time in a row, with many losing their jobs and taking up other jobs.
As a result, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) directed all commercial airlines to cut flights by 4 percent on Friday.
If the shutdown continues, reduction in flight Can increase up to 10 percent.
