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How Many Air Traffic Controllers Are Needed Overnight?

✇NYT | Top Stories
Karoun Demirjian
The accident at LaGuardia has raised questions about whether the minimum standard of two air traffic controllers on overnight shifts is sufficient.

© Adam Gray/Associated Press

The air traffic control tower at LaGuardia Airport in New York. LaGuardia operates under a noise-abatement curfew from midnight to 6 a.m., which discourages airlines from scheduling flights during that window.

How Many Air Traffic Controllers Are Needed Overnight?

✇NYT | Top Stories
Karoun Demirjian
The accident at LaGuardia has raised questions about whether the minimum standard of two air traffic controllers on overnight shifts is sufficient.

© Adam Gray/Associated Press

The air traffic control tower at LaGuardia Airport in New York. LaGuardia operates under a noise-abatement curfew from midnight to 6 a.m., which discourages airlines from scheduling flights during that window.
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