Air travel is safe and secure and America’s airports are open for business, elected officials said while discussing the effects of the federal government shutdown at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
“It is safe to fly here at Sky Harbor and around the United States of America,” Rep. Greg Stanton said Friday, Oct. 3, during a news conference at the airport. “Air traffic controllers, FAA, staff and TSA officers are still on the job. Flights are taking off and landing. Security screening is operating.”