Recent delays at Austin airport should be a wake-up call
Jackson Shedelbower
Austin American-Statesman
22 May
More than 160 flights at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport were delayed Wednesday as air traffic control operated with only two-thirds of the staff needed for a typical shift. While the holdups were a Texas-sized headache for those impacted, the incident points to a much larger problem: a nationwide gap in the workforce that keeps our skies safe and moving ...
Each day, more than 45,000 flights are handled by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). That massive task relies on a strong, well-trained team of air traffic controllers who guide takeoffs, landings and everything in between. But cracks in the system are becoming impossible to ignore.
At Austin, air traffic control delays have become far too common. Earlier this month, staffing woes kept travelers waiting on the tarmac for as long as 90 minutes. The culprit? There weren't enough air traffic controllers manning the towers ...
https://www.statesman.com/story/opinion/columns/your-voice/2025/05/22/austin-airport-delays-should-be-a-wake-up-call-for-congress-opinion/83766541007/
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