FAA said routes will save 40,000 miles of travel time annually from being shorter in distance
said staffing at the air traffic control facility that handles all inbound, outbound and through traffic across New York airspace is only at 54% of what is needed. That is compared to the national average of 81%, Hayes continued.
A Delta Air Lines flight, with the Washington Monument in the background, approaches to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on July 2, 2022.The FAA previously said that while it "continues to reduce the air traffic controller training backlog at many FAA air traffic facilities, staffing levels at the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control continue to be below targets.
The agency said it is taking "several steps to keep air travel to and from New York City this summer safe and smooth."
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