Air traffic controllers helped end the last government shutdown, and may again
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WASHINGTON — More than a month into the last government shutdown in 2019, a few air traffic controllers finally reached their breaking point.
There was only a "slight increase" in sick leave at two facilities in Virginia and Florida that handle high-altitude traffic, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. But it was enough to throw some major East Coast airports into chaos.
With another shutdown underway, U.S.
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