Delta and United Airlines Call on Congress to Reopen the Government: ‘Let’s Get a Clean CR’

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Both Delta and United Airlines are calling on Congress to reopen the government with a clean continuing resolution (CR).

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said that air traffic controllers, as well as individuals at the TSA and the FAA, are working hard and keeping the skies safe despite the government shutdown.

“They’ve minimized delays. Fewer than two percent of flights have been delayed so far because of air traffic control shortage. So they’ve done a great job, but it’s putting stress on people. It’s not fair to those people. It’s also putting stress on the economy,” Kirby said.

Noting that this is Day 30 of the shutdown, he said:

You know, the first couple of weeks has had no impact on the economy, but as every day goes by, the impacts start to grow. And airlines are a pretty good real time indicator of the economy, and we start to see still minor but steep booking impact. And you see that happening in the economy. We put the whole economy at risk.

Kirby said while he does not have a position on how things should ultimately be settled with healthcare – which Democrats are pretending this is about – he said it is “time to pass a clean CR.” more