US EditionUS may cut air traffic 10% by Friday without shutdown deal, sources say
- On Wednesday, the Federal Aviation Administration announced it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 high-volume markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the government shutdown.
- The staffing shortfall stems from air traffic controllers working without pay, missing their first paycheck THIS MORNING while enduring six day work weeks and ten hour days.
- Heavy workloads persist as controllers report six day work weeks and long shifts while handing out leaflets at Logan and 16 other airports, including Hartsfield, LaGuardia and Chicago O'Hare.
- Bryan Bedford and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will meet Wednesday with airline leaders to implement cuts, while the markets list remains private until Thursday morning.
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association urged the public to contact Congress for funding, framing safe skies as bipartisan and highlighting other aviation workers also working without pay.
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FAA to cut flights at major airports due to government shutdown, list revealed
The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it is reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 airports beginning Friday morning to maintain travel safety as air traffic controllers. ABC News exclusively obtained the list of the 40 airports impacted by the cuts.
FAA announces air traffic reduction as Bradley begins to feel shutdown effects
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (WTNH) -- The Federal Aviation Administration has announced that it will be cutting air traffic by 10% at 40 "high-volume" markets on Friday -- news which arrives as people across Connecticut plan to depart from Bradley International Airport on Thanksgiving trips. The situation in America's airports has been stressful -- not just for passengers but also for air traffic controllers and TSA agents, who haven't been paid since …
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