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Sean Duffy: “We are 3,000 air traffic controllers short.”

Featuring: Sean Duffy, Republican | Secretary of Transportation | National

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Sean Duffy Discusses Challenges and Solutions for Air Traffic Control Amidst Summer Surge

Published | Video Starts at 01:39

So if the main line goes down for telecommunication, there's a redundant line and then there's another redundant line on that. So the system is safe. The concern though is we're We are 3,000 air traffic controllers short. It's been like that for a while. We have to get more air traffic controllers on the job. And so if we're short staffed with air traffic controllers, we slow the air traffic down, which means then you're delayed. (01:39–01:43)

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