FAA 'Staycay'
The government funding stalemate is down to the wire for the Federal Aviation Administration. The Washington Post and Politico both reported this week that the group faces a partial shutdown if a solution isn’t reached tomorrow. That would mean about 4,000 furloughed workers beginning Saturday – an unwelcome and possibly unpaid ‘staycation’ during what former FAA administrator Marion C. Blakey called “the busiest travel time of the year.”
The FAA’s predicament comes less than two weeks after the U.S. Travel Association announced that more than one in five of private-sector jobs added in June came from the travel industry. That on the heels of the organization’s finding that relaxing visa laws to attract more foreign travelers would significantly boost our economy. In the meantime, a shutdown could mean more travelers opting to keep the furloughed workers company during their staycays.
The FAA’s predicament comes less than two weeks after the U.S. Travel Association announced that more than one in five of private-sector jobs added in June came from the travel industry. That on the heels of the organization’s finding that relaxing visa laws to attract more foreign travelers would significantly boost our economy. In the meantime, a shutdown could mean more travelers opting to keep the furloughed workers company during their staycays.
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