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Lack of ATC staff shutters LGA
Flights have been halted into New York's LaGuardia Airport due to shortages of air traffic control staff, the US Federal Aviation Administration says. A US government shutdown, the longest in history, has meant that controllers are currently working without pay. Flights were halted shortly before 10:00 local time (15:00 GMT). The move comes one day after a stark warning was issued by air industry unions about the risk to public safety. US media report that there have been delays to flights… (www.bbc.com) עוד...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Hitting several centers, not just LGA: https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/faa-halts-flights-to-laguardia-due-to-staffing-issues
I find the whole situation with ATCOs in USA strange .My wife and I are Uk citizens and my wife is one of the Uks most senior ATCOs have been at Heathrow for nearly 30 yrs and previously with the RAF .She has been approached by numerous countries to bring her experience and expertise to them .Having a holiday home in USA ,we recently enquired about her being an ATCO in the USA .We were told that only US citizens could be controllers in USA ? Yet she was told she would qualify for special person status by us immigration and be accepted very quickly .
We have been unable to find out the reasons for this policy apart from a comment made about post 911 ?
Working conditions are not as favourable in the USA but what can be the real reason .There is a worldwide shortage of ATCOS and this policy in USA seems rather strange
We have been unable to find out the reasons for this policy apart from a comment made about post 911 ?
Working conditions are not as favourable in the USA but what can be the real reason .There is a worldwide shortage of ATCOS and this policy in USA seems rather strange
I said they should have shut the whole damn system down after the first paycheck showed zeros! KLGA had the guts to do it and this stupid government shutdown ended 4 hours later!
It is illegal for federal workers to make, incite or participate in any type of job action or strike.
You might want to take a look at the law and alsohow Reagan handled things the last time atc tried to pull a stunt like that
The shutdown lasted 1 hour, 22 minutes. More like a normal delay for LGA.