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The United States Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, announced this Wednesday that will reduce air traffic by 10% in 40 important airports in the country starting this Friday if the government shutdown persists and has already become the longest in the country’s history.
According to Duffy, the paralysis of the Trump Administration due to lack of funds has caused the shortage of about 2,000 air traffic controllers, which could cause real chaos Thanksgiving Daywhich is celebrated next November 27.
“One of the measures will be a 10% reduction in capacity at 40 of our locations. This decision is based on data, depending on which airline has the most flights and where the system pressure is concentrated,” he explained at a press conference.
The number of flights that could be affected daily will be between 4.000 a 4.500, including both commercial and cargo.
The Federal Aviation Administrator, Brian Bedforddetailed that the cut will mainly affect high demand markets, where traffic has reached critical levels.
Furthermore, he has admitted that the US has been forced to slow air traffic at many airports due to a growing shortage of screening staff since the government shutdown began on October 1.
According to Duffy, Many controllers have not received pay for a month, forcing some to look for additional jobs. “I don’t want them to have other jobs, I want them to come to work, but I understand their difficulties,” he acknowledged.
It is estimated that Almost 13,000 air traffic controllers have been working without pay for weeks.
The Ministry of Transportation will call the airlines that operate in the country in the next 48 hours to adjust schedules “in a coordinated and proportional manner.”
The airports of Phoenix (Arizona) and the Newark (New Jersey), which covers New York, are experiencing delays on international flights and there is an alert for passengers from Waits of up to three hours.
The government shutdown, which began on October 1, became the longest in the country’s history this Wednesday, exceeding the 35 days that the 2018-2019 shutdown of Donald Trump’s first presidential term lasted. This closure ended largely due to the pressure of the air traffic crisis caused by a shortage of controllers.