Buttigieg Defends FAA Amid Flight Delays and 5G Concerns

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg downplayed his department's responsibility for flight delays, attributing them primarily to severe weather. Airline officials have blamed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the decline in airline efficiency, but Buttigieg argued that air traffic control staffing issues account for less than 10% of delay minutes. He stated that the FAA is taking steps to recruit more staff and improve the handling of spikes in air travel.