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Airline Executives Raise Alarm That Air Traffic Controller Shortage Will Continue Disrupting Flights for Years
(SOURCE: CNN)

The air traffic controller shortage will continue to cause travel disruptions not only next year, but for at least the next five years, airline industry executives said Tuesday.

The flight system is “suffering” they said, citing the 3,000-person controller shortage that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg revealed in a CNN interview earlier this year.

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Crisis24 Intelligence Brief

Congo, Democratic Republic of - Flight disruptions ongoing across DRC as of Sept. 13 following suspension of Congo Airways flights. Reconfirm schedules.

Papua New Guinea - Rabaul Airport (RAB), Papua New Guinea, closed as of Sept. 13 following criminal incident. PNG Air flights suspended. Confirm reservations.

United Kingdom - Wizz Air ground handling staff call off 24-hour strike at London Luton Airport, UK, Sept. 13.

United States - Flooding and evacuations ongoing across Massachusetts, US, as of late Sept. 12. Further severe weather forecast.

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