Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy explains “data-driven” decision to cut flight capacity at 40 airports by 10% to reduce travel pressure and delays.
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TransportationSecretarySeanDuffytold“Fox&Friends”onThursdaythatthedecisiontolimitairtravelcapacityto40airportswas“data-driven.”
“Wewereseeingincreasedpressureinthese40markets.Andwelookedatthedata—thiswasdatadriven—andsotaking10%oftheflightsoutwillreducethatpressure,whichiswhatwewanttodo,”Duffysaid.
“Now,doesthatmeanthere’sgoingtobenodelays?No,Brian,”DuffytoldFoxNews’BrianKilmeade.“There’spotentiallystillgoingtobedelaysifwehavestaffingtriggers,andwedon’thaveenoughcontrollersinanaerospacewherewedidcut10%,youmightseeadditionaldelays.”
FLIGHTDELAYSWORSENASUNPAIDAIRTRAFFICCONTROLLERSFEELGOVERNMENTSHUTDOWNPAIN
Asof9:00a.m.ETonThursday,825flightswithin,intooroutoftheU.S.hadbeendelayedwhile42hadbeencanceled,accordingtoFlightAware.com.
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