AUSTIN, Texas - Fewer staff in air traffic control towers at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport could affect your summer travels.

U.S. Rep Lloyd Doggett on ongoing issues

What they're saying:

"I think what we will see through the summer months during any busy travel season are more ground stops and delays that are extremely inconvenient," U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) said.

Doggett says Austin has 29 air traffic controllers when there should be 60.

There are trainees on board but it can take up to a couple of years to get them fully up to speed. There's also a shortage of technicians that maintain the radar and other tools.

By the numbers:

There have been ground delays at airports across the country and some for up to 90 minutes last month at the Austin airport . The

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