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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Friday that air traffic controllers are frustrated and worried about the prolonged federal government shutdown, and the level of stress they are experiencing is "unacceptable."
At a press conference at Philadelphia International Airport, Shawn Duffy said that air traffic controllers received about 90 percent of their pay about 10 days ago, but will not receive their pay next Tuesday.
"If we don't have enough dispatchers, if dispatchers are overloaded and underperforming, we pay close attention to this and reduce the number of aircraft taking off and landing or cancel flights," the Minister of Transport explained.
Sh. Duffy also noted that the system faces a shortage of approximately 2,000-3,000 air traffic controllers, and efforts to address this deficit will take a couple of years.
Starting this month, about 13,000 American air traffic controllers will continue to work without pay. –0–
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