The FAA is ramping up air traffic control staffing in northern Florida and eyeing new strategies to keep aircraft moving, the company announced after a two-day meeting with airlines and aviation stakeholders targeting air traffic congestion in the state.
FAA staffing shortages, particularly at the Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center, along with weather, space launches, and increases in travel demand have all contributed to widespread air traffic congestion and the cancellation of thousands of flights in the last month, airlines told the agency.
