Originally Posted by
Sailvi767
29 minutes to get someone up to help her does seem way to long. The practice of having solo controllers working late shifts may need to be re-evaluated.
They got on this one pretty quick:
The FAA is implementing a new controller staffing policy after a tower controller became incapacitated while working the midnight shift at McCarran International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Major airport towers no longer will be able to combine controller responsibilities to one position prior to midnight and 90 min. after the start of the shift, allowing another controller to go on break, FAA said Nov. 9.
Complete article here