Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says Newark air traffic issues won’t be fully fixed until summer: “Our mission is safety”

Transport Secretary Shan Dofi said on Thursday that it would take months to fully resolve Air traffic control problems Overwhelmed Nework Liberty International AirportLess likely to resume until the summer with general operation.

“It’s going to take some time. I hope we’re going to work perfectly in the summer,” Duffy “CBS Morning” he declared a big overhul of the country’s old air traffic control system.

This plan includes new software, updated equipment and the first new ATC centers from the decade of 9600, which is in growing anxiety about the reliability of the nationwide system after widespread delay and cancellation.

Doff explained that Nework both initial and backup communication lines failed, contributed to disruption. He added that some Air Traffic Controllers have moved out of duty Because of the stressAnd new staff is being trained.

“Our original mission is protection. If there is any concern with protection we slow the traffic and there may be delay or cancellation,” said Doff. “We take that warning to make sure you have arrived in your arrival town from your departure city.”

The Secretary has revealed the alarm about the old Equipment across the whole system.

“This system is what we use, most of the tools you need to buy in ebay, no one else makes it that is how old this system is, we fly today,” said Doff. “When you have failure, you can see the whole system and have problems with other parts?”

Modernization initiative requires significant funding, the house already allocates $ 12.5 billion. However, Duffy said the total cost would be much higher.

“It will be a few billion dollars to do it,” he said.

Duffy wants the Congress to speed up the project to speed up the project and cut the red tape. He said both Republicans and Democrats returned the plan.

Doff said, “This is everyone who agrees with the Republicans and the Democrats.” “Our family all flies.”

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