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Igel

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3. Except this has been going on for years, not just 9 weeks.

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 22, 2025, 09:49 AM

Mar 2025

See the post made about the same time as yours. They've struggled with staffing "for years", and had issues with ground stops in 2023.

Dunno know why Austin's air traffic controller roster should be any harder to staff than other smallish cities'.

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Kick dalton99a Mar 2025 #1

At this rate in 6 months the government will start breaking at a 20% avg rate across the board uponit7771 Mar 2025 #2

Except this has been going on for years, not just 9 weeks. Igel Mar 2025 #3

Across the board that is gov was fairly smooth... it won't be uponit7771 Mar 2025 #4

Could be the proximity to the San Antonio airport EdmondDantes_ Mar 2025 #5