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Traveling for the Holidays? See Which Major Airports Are the Most and Least on-Time
Flight restrictions lifted after 10 days of reductions due to staffing shortages; 6 million Thanksgiving travelers expected on domestic flights, FAA said.
- The FAA said on Sunday it is lifting all commercial flight restrictions at 40 major U.S. airports ahead of the Thanksgiving travel period, when about 6 million Americans are expected to fly, AAA said.
- After the government shutdown, staffing and safety concerns arose as air traffic controllers missed paychecks, with the Department of Transportation facing a shortfall of about 3,500 controllers.
- The FAA initially cut flight orders by 4%, rose to 6%, and rolled back to a 3% cap on Friday, with daily flight cancellations and delays trending downward since.
- The surge of holiday travelers will test airports recovering after air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration agents went nearly 43 days without pay, with AAA projecting 6.07 million flyers among 81.8 million travelers.
- AccuWeather warns a coast-to-coast storm could bring rain and snow this week, and FlightAware with the Get the Facts Data Team will update charts daily to track cancellations and delays.
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The effects of the drastic nationwide flight reductions have eased considerably, just in time for what is expected to be record-breaking air travel for Southern Californians traveling for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. While the vast majority of travelers will drive to their destinations, airports and planes will still be crowded given the nearly 3% increase in air travel that the Auto Club of Southern California is forecasting for next week…
·San Diego, United States
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