Originally published at: Duffy: 'We Might Go to 20 Percent'
Duffy floats increasing flight restrictions, but clarifies that it is not currently under consideration.
Lets do 100%.
Shut it down, Duffy!
Looks like someone is hellbent on making sure the American populace suffers for its politicians lack of leadership and management skills
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Our air traffic control system has been overworked and understaffed for several years now, as evidenced by all of the incidents and near misses previously reported here.
Personally… I am glad of this reduction in flight volumes, and I wish we had done it a year or two ago. It’s nice to know that we have some resilience and safety margin in the system, instead of operating right at the edge.
I would agree with you but a year or two ago there were more controllers and they were being paid. Right now, some controllers are off sick and others are finding other jobs.
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Let’s even the playing field and stop paying congressional salaries for the next several months.
Hmm, you make it sound like he “wants” to shut it down? Why so dense? The absurdity in your analysis is mindnumbingly obtuse. When a certain number of ATC doesnt show up for work, by calling in sick, it eventually becomes a matter of “airspace safety” and air travel would have to be shut down! What part of that common sense do you not understand? Ask Chuck Schumer why the government is shutdown.
Senator Kennedy (LA) is suggesting to do just that…
There is a simple solution to all this: When it gets painful enough for the major airlines, they will all get in line to ‘donate’ a few $mil a piece to whatever grift the administration has going - crypto, bibles, shoes, wine, steaks, universities, ballrooms, golden crowns, whatever - and then the problem will go away. The more you ‘donate’ the faster your part of the issue is solved. Brilliant!
It seems like Duffy is encouraging controllers to call off sick. Why would he do that? Why would he want to make the staffing issues worse?
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Sounds good, but that just means normal people can’t afford to serve in Congress. For the vast majority of Congress members, their Congressional salaries are a minor part of their income…
Since you’re bringing politics into it, maybe you can ask the Republicans why they are getting paid to sit home and not do their jobs?
Why are you assuming any of that?
Are you high? Are you suggesting the party who shutdown the government, the Democrats, arent getting paid to keep the government shutdown? Wise up…
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