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In our weekend digest of travel and aviation news: air traffic control problems in the US, free economy-class alcohol in Canada, India’s much-delayed new mega airport, plus a European jetliner eclipses the Boeing 737 as the plane with the most deliveries ever.
The US federal government shutdown is now in its second week and travelers are feeling the impact as air traffic controller staffing shortages have led to delays at major airports including Chicago O’Hare, Hollywood Burbank and Newark.
The air traffic controllers’ union has urged members to keep working during the shutdown, despite not receiving pay, but a rise in employee absences has been the unsurprising outcome as the stalemate drags on.
In July this year, CNN visited the Oklahoma academy where controllers are trained. At that time, it was “the busiest” it had ever been following a massive hiring push. The work is high-stress and high-stakes, with a rigorous application and qualification process before candidates can step through the door.
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