FAA On Travel Delays: Get Used To It

coondoggie writes "The term sequestration has certainly become a four-letter word for many across the country — and now you can count business and regular traveling public among those hating its impact. The Federal Aviation Administration today issued a blunt statement on the impact of sequestration on the nation's air traffic control system, which this week begain furloughing about 10% of air traffic controllers for two days or so per month. It reads as follows: 'As a result of employee furloughs due to sequestration, the FAA is implementing traffic management initiatives at airports and facilities around the country. Travelers can expect to see a wide range of delays that will change throughout the day depending on staffing and weather-related issues. ... Yesterday more than 1,200 delays in the system were attributable to staffing reductions resulting from the furlough.'" U.S. Democrats and Republicans spent the day using the FAA's statement as political fodder rather than working on resolving sequestration.

Comments

Re:Well, duh

[geekoid]

Obama agreed with may of the cuts, and kept making compromises.

The pubs kept moving the goal post.

So, yeah. It's the pubs.

Re:Well, duh

[AK Marc]

If your apple tree made 2 apples last year, and you gave 50% of them to your neighbor, and this year, your tree makes 100 apples, and you give 2% of your apples to your neighbor, are you more or less generous than the year before?