The Ticketor
12-04-2007, 16:42
Planes wait while controller takes potty break
POSTED: 9:31 p.m. EDT, April 11, 2007
Story Highlights• Airliners circle for 18 minutes while lone controller goes to restroom
• Plane carrying lungs for transplant waits for takeoff
• Union says event indicates system is stretched to its limit
• FAA says controller handled situation correctly, there was no danger
CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/11/tower.break/index.html)
POSTED: 9:31 p.m. EDT, April 11, 2007
Story Highlights• Airliners circle for 18 minutes while lone controller goes to restroom
• Plane carrying lungs for transplant waits for takeoff
• Union says event indicates system is stretched to its limit
• FAA says controller handled situation correctly, there was no danger
CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/11/tower.break/index.html)