Busy Air Traffic Control Facilities Lack Enough Controllers, Including Denver

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thirteen of the nation’s busiest air traffic control facilities are suffering from a shortage of air traffic controllers, a problem that demands “urgent attention,” a government watchdog told lawmakers on Tuesday.
The number of fully qualified controllers is “below the minimum staffing requirements” the Federal Aviation Administration has set, Matthew Hampton, a Department of Transportation assistant inspector general, told members of the Hou