Ahead of Holiday Travel, Rep. Gottheimer Sounds Alarm on Air Traffic Controller Shortage
December 20, 2023
December 20, 2023
NEWARK, New Jersey, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
December 19, 2023, during the busiest travel time of the year, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) toured the control tower and stood with an air traffic controller at Newark Liberty International Airport to sound the alarm on the shortage of air traffic controllers, the impact it's having on flight schedules, and the current threat in Congress to block critical Federal Aviation . . .
December 19, 2023, during the busiest travel time of the year, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) toured the control tower and stood with an air traffic controller at Newark Liberty International Airport to sound the alarm on the shortage of air traffic controllers, the impact it's having on flight schedules, and the current threat in Congress to block critical Federal Aviation . . .