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Thanksgiving Airspace Plan: A Turkey?
 By Tom Shoop | Monday, November 19, 2007  |  09:50 AM

Over at The Atlantic, James Fallows has some bad news about the Bush administration's much-hyped plan to open up military airspace to ease air traffic congestion over the Thanksgiving weekend. In Fallows' words, the idea is "preposterous," and "will not make the slightest difference in airline delays or the general neuralgia of Thanksgiving travel." Not only is there little military airspace near places that experience the most congestion, it's already routinely opened to civilian traffic over the holidays.



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I agree. This is nothing but a smoke screen. the real problem for the delays is short staffed air traffic control facilities. the reson for this is because of the mass retirements by people like me. Why work for an employer that cuts your pay, increases your hours and manages by intimidation ? The flying public will not wake up to this until there is a serious air disaster.

retired controller  | Tuesday, November 20, 2007 |  08:24 AM



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