US Edition800 Flights Cut on First Day of Federally Mandated Reductions
The FAA's mandate caused about 800 flight cancellations to reduce workload amid controller shortages and resignations during the longest federal government shutdown, officials said.
- On Nov. 7, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a 4% reduction in flights at 40 U.S. airports to ease pressure on air traffic controllers during the government shutdown.
- The staffing crisis stems from air traffic controllers working six-day weeks with mandatory overtime while the workforce is 400 short, and many are quitting, Nick Daniels said.
- FlightAware, flight‑tracking service, reported over 810 cancellations nationwide with 35 at Washington Reagan National, 20 at Dulles International, 22 at Baltimore/Washington International, and more than 100 disrupted at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid Airport.
- Airlines told customers they will offer rebooking or refunds, with Delta canceling roughly 170 flights and American planning 220 through Monday, Michael Taylor said, `All these airlines have shareholders...`
- The FAA warned cuts could rise to 10% by Nov. 14 and slow package service at FedEx in Memphis, Tennessee, and UPS in Louisville, Kentucky, between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
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