News: Air Traffic Controller Forced To Work 13+ Hour Shift

Posted by Matthew Justice on Dec 21, 2007

With the shrinking numbers of air traffic controllers (ATC), situations that compromise safety are bound to happen. According to a posting on The Airline Hub blog an air traffic controller at Syracuse Tower was forced to worked 13 hours and 40 minutes in a single shift, lasting from 2:20 p.m. EST to 4 a.m. EST. the next morning. This clearly violates the FAA's work limitations.