ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT OFFICIALS ARE HAPPY WITH A DECISION FROM THE F-A-A TO KEEP AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITIES OPEN OVERNIGHT. THE SUNPORT WAS AMONG 72 AIRPORTS ACROSS THE NATION THAT WERE SCHEDULED TO LOSE TOWER STAFFING FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6AM. SUNPORT SPOKESMAN DANIEL JIRON TELLS 770 KKOB THAT PROMPTED SOME SAFETY CONCERNS.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE F-A-A SAID IT WOULD SHUT DOWN THE AIRPORT TOWERS OVERNIGHT DUE TO ACROSS-THE-BOARD BUDGET CUTS. JIRON SAYS SUNPORT OFFICIALS HAD NEVER BEEN TOLD EXACTLY WHEN THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.
