What the administrator of the FAA told me yesterday on the phone was why. And here's what Administrator Bedford said. He said last Friday, which was Halloween, Half of the busiest 30 air traffic control facilities were short staffed [on Halloween]. That includes New York, Austin, Newark, Phoenix, Washington, Nashville, Dallas and Denver. Want you to listen to this next statistic. Nearly 80% of the air traffic controllers in New York City called out. (07:01–07:11)
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Asserts that half of the busiest air traffic control facilities were short staffed on Halloween.
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