US EditionDuffy issues stark warning about Thanksgiving travel, thousands of flights canceled, delayed
The Federal Aviation Administration mandated flight cuts at 40 major airports due to controller and TSA staffing shortages amid the longest U.S. government shutdown, with delays exceeding 20,000 flights.
- More than 1,000 flights to, from, or within the US were cancelled on Saturday due to the federal government shutdown and airlines reducing air travel capacity by up to 10% at 40 busiest airports.
- The airports with the most cancelled flights on Saturday were Charlotte/Douglas International, Newark Liberty International, and Chicago O'Hare International, according to FlightAware.
- Airlines like Delta, United and American have announced they will allow passengers to change, cancel or refund flights without penalty if flying to or from affected airports.
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Hundreds of flights have failed again in the United States as a result of the so-called shutdown. The reason is that many air traffic controllers are no longer in service because they are not getting their salary because of the budget cut since October 1. The U.S. Senate is meeting for a special meeting today.
Transportation secretary gives dire warning on Thanksgiving air travel
A "substantial" number of Americans will likely miss Thanksgiving with their families because of air-travel snarls thanks to the government shutdown, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Sunday.
The shortage of sky switches, a consequence of the ongoing "shutdown" in the overseas Atlantic, led the authorities to cancel more than a thousand flights a day.
US air travel will fall to a trickle due to shutdown, transportation secretary says
As the federal shutdown continues, U.S. flights will be reduced to "a trickle" in the run-up to the Thanksgiving holiday because of rising air traffic control staffing shortages, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in remarks that aired on Sunday.
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