Furlough-fueled delays strike airports
The log jam is expected to continue as each FAA employee has to take 11 furlough days through September.
The log jam is expected to continue as each FAA employee has to take 11 furlough days through September.
The nation’s airlines asked a federal court on Friday to stop the imminent furlough of air traffic controllers, saying the cuts could delay 6,700 flights daily with passengers waiting up to four hours in some cases.
The federal government will close 173 air traffic control towers at small- and medium-size airports on April 7 because of forced spending cuts.