Flight cancellations: Full list of 40 airports hit by FAA cuts amid government shutdown

[UpInArms]

Hundreds of flights were delayed or canceled across the country on Friday after the Federal Aviation Administration announced that it would reduce air traffic by 10% at 40 major airports across the country amid staffing shortages triggered by the ongoing U.S. government shutdown.

According to the flight tracking website FlightAware, there were at least 800 flight cancellations and more than 1,000 delays as of 9 a.m. ET.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday that the reductions were an attempt to “alleviate the pressure” on air traffic controllers, who have been working without pay since the shutdown began. Absences at air traffic control towers have already resulted in flight disruptions.

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/article/flight-cancellations-full-list-of-40-airports-hit-by-faa-cuts-amid-government-shutdown-170500361.html

[Ocelot II]

1. All of the major airports, in other words.

Which will also affect travel at the smaller feeder airports.

[BOSSHOG]

2. Trumps America - Pre EPSTEIN Release

Chaos for the purpose of cover up. Who the hell cares who gets hurt? Protect the pedophiles at all costs. The new Republican Party Motto.

[markie]

3. air traffic controllers are stressed

until the administration decides to pay them, I think this is necessary

[dickthegrouch]

6. I think the word you want is "Expedient"

NONE of this is necessary!
Not the ICE thuggery
Not the federal layoffs
Not the destruction of the norms
Not the fear mongering
Not the (you name it)

[2naSalit]

4. Since last November...

I've been wondering how and when they would try to shut down travel.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. Trump only chose BLUE CITIES on purpose.

[Ocelot II]

8. That's not correct at all.

SLC, Houston, DFW, ORL, MIA, Ft. Lauderdale, PHX, Anchorage, Tampa, MEM, Charlotte, Louisville, Indianapolis? The city of Atlanta is blue-ish, but ATL (which is actually mostly in the suburbs of College Park and Hapeville) is one of the busiest airports in the US and is Delta's primary hub. Only MSP, BOS, the New York area airports, Portland, SEA-TAC, DEN, DTW and ORD are in blue states.

[SWBTATTReg]

7. I have some friends that flew out to calif., from STLMO (and will soon return). They encountered problems/delays all of

the way out there. I hope it's better coming back, but I kind of doubt it.

[LudwigPastorius]

9. ...and the air traffic controllers who are still working are having to take other jobs just to pay their bills.

That's just what you want, the person talking your plane down fresh off of a 10 hour Amazon warehouse shift.