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Sean Duffy: “We've had a staffing issue that dates back to the last…”

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Published | Video Starts at 10:49

But the other part of this has been not only the infrastructure around air traffic control. We've had an air traffic controller, the bodies and the towers. We've had a staffing issue that dates back to the last administration. And so sometimes the FAA will restrict the airspace, which will mean you're delayed or you're canceled. And we do that because the paramount issue is not that you leave on time. (10:49–10:52)

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Asserts that air traffic controller staffing issues began in the previous administration.

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