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White House warns sequester will produce chaos at nation's airports
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| News Date | Saturday, February 23, 2013 09:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Airline passengers will face major delays if Congress allows across-the-board cuts to the budgets of agencies like the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood warned Friday.
LaHood, speaking to reporters at Friday's White House press briefing, predicted chaos at the nation's busiest airports because thousands of FAA employees — including air traffic controllers — will be furloughed to save money.
"This is very painful for us because it involves our employees, but it's going to be very painful for the flying public," LaHood said.
"Obviously, as always, safety is our top priority and we will never allow [more than] the amount of air travel we can handle safely to take off and land, which means travelers should expect delays," he added.
"Flights to major cities like New York, Chicago and San Francisco and others could experience delays of up to 90 minutes during peak hours because we have fewer controllers on staff." |
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