We would shut it down. We delay flights. We cancel or tell airlines to cancel flights if we don't have enough controllers to effectively and safely manage our skies. But With this shutdown, it would be dishonest to say that more risk is not injected into the system. There is more risk in the system. You do have a controller who is certified to maybe work two positions, but traditionally they'll only work one. (15:57–16:05)
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