So after a tour here at the only air traffic controller academy in the country, he let us in on how he plans to do that. I want to put people's minds at ease. We have this conversation about needing more controllers, but because we have that need, it doesn't mean the airspace isn't safe. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says you're safe in the skies. But he wants to fix a shortage of air traffic controllers. And Thursday morning, right here in okc, he toured the nation's only air traffic controller academy. (00:17–00:24)
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Asserts that despite the need for more air traffic controllers, the airspace remains safe.
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