To the editor: The U.S. authorities has bailed out airways utilizing taxpayer cash on a number of events — notably, after the Sept. 11, 2001, assaults and through the COVID-19 pandemic. The latter included payroll assist for persevering with worker wages and advantages, in addition to U.S. Treasury loans.
The present disruption of home air site visitors attributable to non-payment of TSA and air site visitors controller wages on account of a authorities shutdown poses each a security and nationwide safety danger (“As much as 1,800 flights a day might be disrupted by airport cuts; California to be exhausting hit,” Nov. 6). To not point out, an financial disaster for personal commerce and tourism in addition to the airline trade.
Why aren’t the Nationwide Transportation Security Board and Federal Aviation Administration asking airways to assist compensate this labor power on an emergency foundation in an effort to maintain our airports open and operating? Isn’t this frequent sense? It might appear, in any case, that airways will undergo substantial financial setbacks whereas 10% of flights are lower within the coming weeks.
Steve Mathis, Beverly Hills
