Dominican air controllers resumed work on Friday, 2 April, 55 hours after going on strike. The air controllers accepted a pledge from Civil Aviation Board director, Carlos Alvarez Guzman that he would study their requests for wage increases and increased benefits. While the impasse was in effect, the government called in military air controllers and foreign traffic controllers that were not sufficient to manage traffic at the country?s seven international airports. This caused delays in flights, as these were spaced out for safety reasons.