U.S. flight reductions could escalate to as much as 20 percent if the government shutdown persists, said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Friday.
Duffy answered a question about the shutdown and travel at an event hosted by Breitbart News, saying, “You might see 10 percent would have been a good number, because we might go to 15 percent or 20 percent.” Duffy later told The Hill that he was speaking theoretically.
He warned that more air traffic controllers may make “the decision to not come to work, but go take a second job” because of the funding lapse. Air traffic controllers are mandated to work through the government shutdown without pay….