"A US government order to make drastic cuts in commercial air traffic amid the government shutdown has taken effect, with major airports across the country experiencing a significant reduction in schedules and leaving travellers scrambling to adjust their plans. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said the move is necessary to maintain air traffic control safety during a federal government shutdown, now the longest recorded and with no sign of a resolution, where air traffic controllers have gone without pay."
"We are seeing signs of stress in the system, so we are proactively reducing the number of flights to make sure the American people continue to fly safely, said Bryan Bedford, the FAA administrator. Since the beginning of the shutdown, which began last month after a breakdown between Republicans and Democrats over spending plans, air traffic controllers have been working without pay, which has already caused delays."
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered substantial cuts to commercial flights to maintain air traffic control safety amid the ongoing federal government shutdown. Major US airports, including JFK and LAX, are reducing schedules, prompting passengers to revise travel plans. Forty high-traffic airports face immediate 4% operational reductions that will rise to 10% within a week. The cuts could remove roughly 1,800 flights and about 268,000 seats, according to Cirium. Air traffic controllers have been working without pay since the shutdown began, contributing to delays. Political gridlock between Republicans and Democrats has intensified accountability claims and risks cascading disruptions to international air traffic.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]