US EditionFlight Cancellations Could Rise to 20% if Government Shutdown Continues, Secretary Duffy Says
Flight cancellations started at 10% and could rise to 20% amid controller absences caused by unpaid work during the government shutdown, impacting 40 major U.S. airports, officials said.
- On Friday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned travelers cancellations could rise to 20% if controller staffing drops during the shutdown as the Federal Aviation Administration began cutting flights.
- The government shutdown that began on Oct. 1 has left air traffic controllers working unpaid 60-hour weeks and many six-day schedules, with absenteeism between 20% and 40% rising daily.
- The FAA began reducing flights at 40 airports on Friday, with staffing alerts at 16 facilities, planning to escalate cuts from 4% up to 10%.
- Regional carriers including SkyWest, Republic, Endeavor Air, Envoy Air and PSA Airlines saw schedules cut by at least 6%, while Chicago O'Hare faced heavy flight cancellations.
- Responding to critics, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said `if this continues, we might go to 15% or 20%,' and urged the Senate to resolve the funding impasse, later clarifying to The Hill he was speaking hypothetically.
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eldiariodechihuahua.mxThe U.S. Secretary of Transport warned that flight cancellations may be increased by 20% if they continue to close government.
US official warns of 20% flight cuts if shutdown crisis deepens
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned airlines may be forced to cut up to 20% of flights if the government shutdown continues, as the FAA already ordered reductions due to staffing shortages affecting thousands of flights nationwide.
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President Donald Trump is working tirelessly to reduce the impact of the ongoing government shutdown on the American people, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday during a conversation with Breitbart News. Duffy credited Trump’s leadership as focused, tireless, and driven by a commitment to serve, even as Democrats refuse to pass legislation to reopen the government. Duffy confirmed that the Department of Transportation is scaling back…
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