Closure Concerns Officials; Air Traffic Control: Members of Congress and Others Don't Want a Desert Center Shuttered
Officials plan to move Palm Springs International ATC to a centralized facility more than 100 miles away
The only recent hiccup she can remember is when a technical malfunction at the San Diego facility in January caused several short-lived delays at the airport, she said.
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