Nov. 9, 2025 7 AM PT
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, attacks and throughout 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 visitors attributable to non-payment of TSA and air visitors controller wages resulting from a authorities shutdown poses each a security and nationwide safety danger (“Up to 1,800 flights a day could be disrupted by airport cuts; California to be hard hit,” Nov. 6). To not point out, an financial disaster for personal commerce and tourism in addition to the airline business.
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 hold our airports open and operating? Isn’t this frequent sense? It could appear, in any case, that airways will endure substantial financial setbacks whereas 10% of flights are minimize within the coming weeks.
Steve Mathis, Beverly Hills
