Originally Posted by
ATC Watcher
One of the questions I asked ( not for here to answer ) is was the guy alone, and if yes ,was it officially planed by local management ( single Man ops due staff shortages ) or plain bad luck , e.g. toilet break, etc.. of the other.one.
There was at least one other controller in the Austin tower working ground control (female voice, dare I say?). Supposedly the FAA stopped the off-hour, single-controller policy after the 2006 Comair 5191 accident.