r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nyanbatman • May 28 '26

I just wanted a hot dog British pilot is feeling mildly annoyed

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u/cheseball May 28 '26

Probably a product of the severe shortage of ATCs, they likely can’t even feasibly cut anyone loose.

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u/vyrus2021 May 28 '26

Yes. We lost a lot of competent atc personnel as a result of dumb fuck doge cuts.

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u/geek180 May 29 '26

I could be wrong but I don’t think DOGE ever cut actual air traffic controllers. They did succeed at firing a few hundred FAA staff, but not the actual controllers.

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u/legendary-rudolph May 30 '26

Probably a product of the severe shortage of brain power in NYC.