US budget cuts to shutter air-traffic towers
Closures of 149 control towers means pilots must communicate with each other to avoid collisions.
Published On 23 Mar 2013
Hundreds of air-traffic towers in the US are facing closure because of budget cuts.
Without the cotrol towers, pilots will have to coordinate takeoffs and landings themselves, removing a key layer of safety.
Al Jazeera’s John Hendren reports from Chicago.
Source: Al Jazeera