The FAA said contingency plans were in place and operations would continue at reduced levels.
The air traffic control tower at Chicago’s Midway airport was temporarily closed Tuesday after several technicians tested positive for the novelThe agency said operations would continue at reduced levels. A ground stop — an order halting flights from taking off from or departing for the airport — was issued just after 5 p.m. Tuesday but was lifted soon after.
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association said the FAA should work with local health authorities and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to guarantee that all personnel who work in the Midway tower are immediately tested for the coronavirus.
The first three cases include an aviation safety inspector working in an FAA office in Des Plaines, Ill., that oversees United Express and more than 50 international airlines. After that infection, workers in two FAA offices — located in the same building, near O’Hare International Airport — were instructed to telework.
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