Over the weekend, Canadian air monitors sent hundreds of pieces of pizza to their American counterparts who work without pay because of the continued closure of the US government in a gesture, saying that observers not only send wireless signals but also cooperate with one another In difficult times.

Canadian Air Traffic Control Association Chairman Peter Duffy commented that Canadian observers were looking for a way to help their American counterparts as their unpaid payday falls on Friday. A control center in Edmonton, Alberta, suggested the idea of ​​sending a pizza to the Anchorage control units in Alaska. These units are so close that they interact regularly, and the Canadian control center staff believe that this step will be a gesture of good solidarity.

The idea was given to all Canadian control crews, and other units along the border were sent to the US control units with which they shared airspace. For example, Fort McMurray, a unit in Alberta, has chosen to buy pizza for a unit in El Paso, Texas, It is also an oil town. Since Thursday, more than 350 pizza items have been sent to 49 air controllers across the United States, and this figure is likely to rise.

Duffy said the response of the US observers was "very enthusiastic" and said there were cases where pilots entered Canada's airspace and told their fellow Canadians on the radio with thank-you messages on behalf of the rest of the observers. "Sending some pizza to people who do not get paid is just a small gesture, but the message carries great implications."

Air traffic controllers have been operating in the United States without pay since the government's partial closure began on December 22. They are key employees of the US Federal Aviation Administration. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a statement on Twitter on December 22, noting that "air traffic control is fully operational and there is no impact on safety."

On Friday, the National Association of Air Traffic Controllers filed a lawsuit in the Columbia State Court, alleging that the government "unlawfully deprived the crew of illegal air traffic", according to a press release. The lawsuit seeks a provisional restraining order to pay the amount paid for any working hours since the closure, according to court documents.

- Send pizza to people who do not get

Their pay is just a small gesture, but the message

Carrying large contents.

- Observers work

Airmen in the States

United Nations without pay

Since the closure began

Partial government

On 22 December.