Yes. Most of everyone who was hired to replace all of those fired controllers are now retiring or have retired within the past few years which has impacted the

Yes. Most of everyone who was hired to replace all of those fired controllers are now retiring or have retired within the past few years which has impacted the understaffing we are now facing. Because of the surge of controllers leaving the workforce (being fired), there was a surge of controllers to replace them, and now there is a surge of controllers retiring. If I had to guess, most controllers retire between ages 50-56: from when most are eligible (annecdotal to people I've asked), to when forced out by age limit. So not slowly spread out over time as to allow for a more gradual replacement. If you take a steady state and make a drastic change, it's not going to correct itself instantly.