United Airlines CEO announces refund offer ahead of flight restrictions
United Airlines will refund customers amid a 10% flight reduction at 40 major U.S. airports starting Nov. 7 to address air traffic controller fatigue during the government shutdown.
- The U.S. government shutdown has led the Federal Aviation Administration to cancel 10% of flights at 40 major airports due to staffing shortages.
- In response, United Airlines announced it will offer refunds to affected customers or those who no longer wish to travel over concerns of delays and cancellations.
- United's CEO Scott Kirby stated regional and domestic flights will be reduced, but long-haul international and hub-to-hub flights will not be impacted.
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United Airlines cancels flights to and from Casper, publishes full list of canceled flights due to government shutdown
CASPER, Wyo. — On Friday, the Casper/Natrona County International Airport announced that it was anticipating that Casper travelers would see some flight cancellations caused by the FAA and DOT reduction in flights across 40 major airports. At the time, the C/NCIA stated that it hadn’t seen any impacts to its own flights, but that has changed, according to a new list of canceled flights shared by United Airlines. “The Federal Aviation Administrat…
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