While we’ll see if anything comes of this, the Trump administration is reportedly seeking a creative way to pay air traffic controllers, as the government shutdown enters its fourth week…
So far, we’ve seen fairly minimal disruptions for air travelers, in terms of staffing issues resulting from the shutdown. We’ve seen some minor problems, but they haven’t been widespread. To avoid things getting worse, it looks like the Trump administration is pursuing another solution.
The government would need to find over $500 million per month to cover the payrolls of the 13,000 air traffic controllers, so that’s a significant amount of money. They all received partial paychecks last Tuesday, but will receive no pay with their “paycheck” next week, assuming the shutdown continues.
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