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Secretary Buttigieg Warns of a Lengthy Air Traffic Control Staffing Shortage
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Air Traffic Controller Shortage to Disrupt Travel for Years - AFAR
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Transportation Department Oversight Hearing, Part 1
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Expect the Summer Travel Season to Be Busy and Expensive – NBC10 Philadelphia
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DOT Sec. Pete Buttigieg Says Air Travel Is 'Going to Get Better by the Holidays
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Transportation Secretary Addresses Nationwide Air Traffic Controller Shortage
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GOP lawmaker presses Buttigieg on 'frightening' close calls at airports nationwide
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Air travel is a hot mess. There's not much the government can do about it. - POLITICO
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Airline Chiefs Express Concern Over Prolonged Air Traffic Controller Shortage - VisaGuide.News
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Air Traffic Controller Shortage to Disrupt Travel for Years - AFAR
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