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Sean Duffy: “If there was an issue with air traffic controllers or…”

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Sean Duffy_ There is a number of issues hiring air traffic controllers.

Published February 2, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:02

Yeah, they are. We have the safest guys in the whole world. Traveling by air is the safest mode of transportation. And just to that point, if it wasn't safe, If there was an issue with air traffic controllers or staffing that couldn't keep the system and the people safe in it, the FAA would shut it down. So, no. And we have redundancies in places, not just air traffic controllers, but we do have technologies on airplanes to keep them separated. So, yeah, no, this is, this is the safest system. (04:02–04:11)

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Asserts that the FAA would shut down the system if safety could not be maintained.

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