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The FAA will cut flights by 10% in 40 major U.S. markets due to unpaid air traffic controllers causing staffing shortages and safety concerns, officials said.
- 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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Trump administration limits some flights during shutdown as controllers show strain
A plane prepares to land at Newark Liberty International Airport. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday the Federal Aviation Administration would restrict air travel in 40 “high-traffic” areas of the country to relieve pressure on air traffic controllers who have been working without a paycheck since Oct. 1. The cutbacks will start Friday, Duffy said at an afternoon press conference.…
The Secretary of Transport is aiming at a 10 per cent reduction in flights at 40 airports to compensate for the absence of 2,000 air traffic controllers. Air traffic controllers have not been paid for the past month due to budgetary paralysis.
FAA Cutting Air Traffic at 40 Major Airports by 10 Percent Amid Government Shutdown
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is cutting air traffic by 10 percent at 40 major airports amid the ongoing government shutdown, citing safety reasons. The FAA did not say which airports would be affected, but FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said a list would be released Thursday. Bedford said at a news conference Tuesday that the goal is to reduce pressure from the government shutdown, now over a month long, and avoid a disaster as the…
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