JetBlue to Cut New York Flights Due to Understaffing in Air Traffic Positions

JetBlue to Cut New York Flights Due to Understaffing in Air Traffic Positions
A JetBlue airplane is shown at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on March 16, 2017. Seth Wenig/AP Photo
Efthymis Oraiopoulos
Updated:
0:00

JetBlue CEO said on March 29 that the company is forced to cut 10 percent of its New York flights due to a shortage of air traffic controllers.

The budget airline’s CEO, Robin Hayes, talking to the Economic Club of New York, said that staffing in the air traffic control center that handles all inbound, outbound, and through flights in the New York area is 54 percent understaffed, according to Fox Business.

Efthymis Oraiopoulos
Efthymis Oraiopoulos
Author
Efthymis Oraiopoulos is a news writer for NTD, focusing on U.S., sports, and entertainment news.
Related Topics