Duffy, Air Traffic Controller and Government Shutdown
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Secretary Duffy said air traffic controllers are frustrated at lack of pay, with some looking for other ways to make money during the shutdown.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that the government shutdown could cause issues at U.S. airports if Democrats do not agree to end it soon.
For now Duffy says BWI's Air Traffic Control tower remains fully staffed, however he took a shot at Maryland Governor Wes Moore, who has blamed President Donald Trump and Republicans for the shutdown.
A dozen facilities saw air traffic control shortages on Monday, delaying flights at several airports. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed "a slight tick-up in sick calls" due to the shutdown.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday said air traffic controllers who do not show up to work during the government shutdown will not get paid and could be fired from their jobs. Duffy in an interview on Fox Business' Varney ...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has a simple message to air traffic controllers as the government shutdown wreaks havoc on travel across the United States. “I’m encouraging air traffic controllers to show up for work,” Duffy said on Wednesday ...