Exhausted, unpaid air traffic controllers warn The Post of danger as government shutdown puts plane passengers at risk: ‘We’re drowning’

Maria Simulescu

This situation can’t fly. The safety of every American plane passenger is being imperiled as the government shutdown drags into its second week, irate air traffic controllers say. More than 14,000 controllers employed by the Federal Aviation Administration won’t be paid until the shutdown ends — and the stress is impacting their ability to avert aviation catastrophes. Two controllers who spoke to The Post on the condition of anonymity described a situation that is becoming more dangerous by the