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Flights to Los Angeles Airport halted due to air traffic controller shortage

by MilnerRoute on 10/26/25, 10:44 PM with 11 comments

  • by chairmansteve on 10/26/25, 10:57 PM

  • by supportengineer on 10/26/25, 10:46 PM

    This is going to end in tragedy.

  • by bigfatkitten on 10/26/25, 10:53 PM

    > Duffy has said that air traffic controllers who abuse their sick time during the shutdown could be fired.

    Good luck firing any controller who goes to their doctor and explains what not earning an income is doing to their mental health, or what working DoorDash on their days off is doing to their fatigue levels.

  • by k310 on 10/26/25, 11:46 PM

    Is this a situation where more modern equipment would help the human ATC's?

    If so, wouldn't it be a far more beneficial expenditure than ( fill in the blank ) of which we see some $40 billion tossed about?

    Just looking for high leverage returns on $$$.