No air traffic control crew at busy LA airport amid government shutdown staffing crunch | California
While the effects of the closure of the US government are spread throughout the country, air traffic control personnel will not serve at Hollywood Burbank Airport in Los Angeles for about six hours on Monday evening.
The Federal Aviation Administration estimates that there will be no air traffic controllers in their towers from 16.15 to 22:00 in the evening, but FAA said that she tried to bring her personnel recruitment earlier than that. ABC News.
Approximately 13,000 air traffic controllers and approximately 50,000 transportation safety administration officers still need to come to work during the closure. They are not paying them and the controllers will miss the first salary check on October 14th.
Transportation Minister Sean Duffy said that the air traffic personnel in some regions have decreased from time to time in some regions since the closure started last week.
FAA said that air traffic control personnel problems affect flights at many airports, including Newark, Phoenix, Denver, Las Vegas and Burbank.
Duffy said that there will be delays due to the decrease in the number of personnel, and if the patient calls are increased, the air traffic flow will be cut at a rate that will provide air safety.
Hollywood Burbank Airport departing flights from 17.30 an average of 1 hour 51 minutes was delayed. According to FAAThe maximum delay was reported to be two hours 35 minutes. The FAA report said that there is a zero air traffic controller in the tower and that the number of personnel was listed as a condition of delays.
Although FAA is unmanned in the air control tower, Southern California Tracon (Terminal Radar Approach Control) will control air traffic in the airspace. This facility provides air traffic control of flights from the region and outgoing.
Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, immediately accused Donald Trump for the shortage of personnel. One social media postNewsom wrote: “Thanks, @realdonaldtrump! Due to the closure of your government, there is a zero air traffic controller between 16:15 and 22:00 today at the Burbank Airport.”
Duffy and the President of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, to discuss the effects of closure at a press conference held at Newark Liberty International Airport. The airport is mainly one of the three airports serving the New York Metropol region, which is mainly democratic, and is an important center of United Airlines.
Duffy said the controllers are worried. “Am I going to get a salary check?” they think. Duffy added that some of them asked themselves the following question: “Do I have to get into a second job and use a Uber when you’re tired of doing a stressful job?”
The union reminded the workers on Monday that “participating in a work action may result in a federal service” and that this is illegal.
“This situation is more important than ever to keep up with this situation and to continue to offer a high level of public service every day.” We cannot emphasize that it is necessary to avoid actions that will be reflected badly on our union or professions. ”
In 2019, during a 35 -day closure, the number of absenteeism of controllers and transportation safety administration officials increased due to the fact that workers missed their salary checks and the prolongation of the waiting times in some airports. The fact that the authorities had to slow down air traffic in New York has put pressure on the termination of this separation on MPs as soon as possible.
