HomePage  |  This day in history  |  Sitemap
Breaking-News >> WorldNews

US Secretary of Transportation: If the government shutdown continues, there will be more flight delays and cancellations

On October 23, local time, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy warned that as the government's "shutdown" continues, there may be more flight delays and cancellations in the United States.

During the government shutdown, some 13,000 air traffic controllers and about 50,000 Transportation Safety Administration officials werely forced to work unpaid.Daffey said last week that flight delays caused by the absence of air traffic controllers accounted for 53 percent of the total delay, compared to just 5 percent under normal circumstances.

At present, the federal government "stop" into the fourth week, "stop" the negative impact on all aspects of society further highlighted, especially in the field of aviation, the shortage of personnel caused serious flight delays, some airports suspended operations, raising concerns about aviation safety.



News raw data sources → https://world.huanqiu.com/article/4OqfsSCffiF

17WorldNews[2025.10.24-01:51] 访问:34
[关闭窗口]  
「Links」 ...
Loading...
Search on site
This day in history
August 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Copyright © 17ljfl.com · World News
The information collected on this site is all from public data information on the Internet, and the authenticity of the query results is for reference only!