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U.S. airlines say FAA staffing ‘crippling’ east coast traffic
2022.06.24 18:40
FILE PHOTO: A passenger walks past a Delta Airlines plane at a gate at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An airline industry trade group on Friday said the Federal Aviation Administration must insure adequate air traffic control (ATC) staffing issues in the face of rising summer delays.
Airlines for America, a trade group, told Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a letter that ATC staffing challenges are disrupting flights — even in good weather — and noted that the Jacksonville Center has been “understaffed for 27 of the last 30 days, which is crippling to the entire east coast traffic flows.”
