EPISODE · Jan 28, 2019 · 5 MIN
The Excruciating, Impossible Science of Airport Delays
from Science, Spoken · host WIRED
Friday morning began with delays at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. That’s not unusual—New York’s airports are famously balky. But this time, the cause wasn't something prosaic, like a blizzard. It was staffing. Because of the federal government shutdown, the airport didn’t have enough Transportation Security Administration agents and air traffic controllers; things slowed to a ground stop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Friday morning began with delays at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. That’s not unusual—New York’s airports are famously balky. But this time, the cause wasn't something prosaic, like a blizzard. It was staffing. Because of the federal government shutdown, the airport didn’t have enough Transportation Security Administration agents and air traffic controllers; things slowed to a ground stop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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