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Sequester would furlough FAA employees in NY, likely to cause flight delays

A file photo of JFK airport. (Jan. 26,

Photo credit: Craig Ruttle | A file photo of JFK airport. (Jan. 26, 2012)

The U.S. air-traffic system will operate normally for at least a month before controller furloughs raised by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood would begin, assuming automatic budget cuts take place March 1.

Even if they take effect, some reductions will furlough employees at towers that haven't lost controllers as quickly as the airports have lost flights. Most of the 72 towers that...

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