Another weekend has passed, another explosion of traffic, and ATC capacity and frequency congestion has become more real to me. With the weekend being the peak traffic days, I’ve had the fortune [or misfortune] of being called out or rostered for duty for at least the last six weekends in a row. On Saturday afternoon, I experienced the mother of all peak traffic levels. With aircraft stacked to what seems like infinity, aircraft were calling in reports and making requests faster than I can respond. I think any novice can conclude that ATC capacity was exceeded. read more

Source: Wayne Farley's Aviation Blog