"Airlines have canceled more 9,000 flights across the U.S. since the Federal Aviation Administration ordered flight cuts late last week, mostly to ease demand on control towers that are short-staffed during the federal government shutdown. Although the government appears to be moving to reopen in the coming days, airport disruptions, flight cancellations and economic losses won't go away all at once. Here's how the air travel network is being impacted:"
"Flights remain disrupted as the shutdown nears an end Another 1,200 commercial flights were scratched Tuesday as the Federal Aviation Administration bumped up its target for reducing domestic flights at the nation's busiest airports to 6%, up from an initial 4% cut at those 40 airports. However, the cancellations so far Tuesday have been less than in the past couple of days."
"Flight cuts won't end until FAA sees safety improve Duffy has declined to share the specific data that prompted FAA to imposed the flight cuts last week, but he told Fox News on Tuesday that he was seeing reports of loss of separation between aircraft in the air, more runway incursions and airline pilots telling the FAA they were concerned with the responses they were getting from controllers."
The FAA ordered flight reductions late last week, resulting in more than 9,000 canceled U.S. flights to ease demand on short-staffed control towers amid a federal government shutdown. The FAA raised its reduction target to 6% at the busiest 40 airports, leading to another 1,200 cancellations on Tuesday. The FAA has not set a timeline to lift the limits; Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says cuts will continue until safety metrics improve and staffing stabilizes. Reports include loss of separation between aircraft, runway incursions and pilot concerns. Controller absences, retirements and resignations grew during the shutdown, prolonging disruptions and economic losses.
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