U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wants answers about what the U.S. Department of Transportation is doing to address congestion and air traffic controller shortages.
In a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Cruz, the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, ask for information on how the Federal Aviation Administration is handling long-standing shortages and congestion in the New York region. The letter comes after Buttigieg called on air carriers to reduce flight schedules to the East Coast by 10 percent between May 15 and Sept. 15, the peak summer travel season. Cruz said this reduction could potentially reduce customer choices and increase air travel prices.
