GoKawiilAir traffic controllers dispute Duffy's account of Friday's FAA ground stop
Washington Examiner reporter Anna Giaritelli said 60 air traffic controllers she spoke with disputed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's explanation for Friday's nationwide ground stop, which disrupted roughly 1.5 million travelers. Duffy had blamed overloaded switches and routers in aging infrastructure, later adding that contractor L3Harris Technologies was involved, but controllers told Giaritelli such system changes are normally made overnight, not during a busy Friday afternoon.