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Sean Duffy: “We do have enough controllers to control the airspace.”

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

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Sean Duffy Discusses Air Traffic Controller Shortage and Incentives with NATCA

Published | Video Starts at 00:13

As many of you have reported, we're about 3,000 air traffic controllers short right now. Now We do have enough controllers to control the airspace. There's a lot of overtime. As Nick will tell you, there's a lot of stress on the controllers. So we need more air traffic controllers to come into this, this profession. (00:13–00:17)

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Asserts that despite the shortage, there are enough controllers to manage airspace.

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