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Red Mountain

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4. It would be interesting to see the reasoning

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Nov 6, 2025, 09:08 PM

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you know, logic....behind the slow down. How many air traffic controllers are calling out? 10%? How many are left? How many flights can each tower handle versus what they are expected to handle?

I don't think it was a great situation before....short staffed by all reports.....and it's bound to be FAR worse.

Anyway.....if your justification is 'safety' you should have numbers for us......because it has to be based on numbers, right?

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