We're paying them 20% upfront cash bonus to stay on the job and help us make up this delta. The problem with the shutdown is, is that They [air traffic controllers] used to retire at about four controllers a day. In the shutdown, that's bumped up to anywhere from 15 to 20 controllers. So the controllers that could have kept on the job have thrown their hands up and said, we're out of here and it's going to take a while for us to make up this difference. (03:01–05:05)
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Asserts that air traffic controller retirements increased from four to 15-20 per day during the shutdown.
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