A new cleaning regimen is cutting back on flight delays as the skies grow busier this summer. But the new procedures aren't for planes or even airport terminals — they're for air traffic control towers.
The cleaning methods are being instituted in Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control towers and facilities around the country, federal officials tell CNN. The aim is to reduce the need for these behind-the-scenes employees who route aircraft to have to clear out after a colleague tests positive for coronavirus. Covid cases among air traffic employees can ground flights, arrivals and departures to a halt.
" The FAA said the new process means 120 high-priority ATC facilities are cleaned every day, even when no coronavirus cases are detected among the employees. "They may have to move around the control room a little bit, but they're able to work as these, as these cleanings are going on," Dickson said, which means the airspace or airport can remain operational, avoiding flight delays, cancellations and re-routing.
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