FAA limiting private flights at 12 major airports
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American air travelers could face more frustrations Tuesday as the Federal Aviation Administration is set to reduce more flights at major U.S. airports across the country. Meanwhile, Senators have advanced a bipartisan funding package to end the government shutdown.
The FAA plans to reduce air traffic by 10% at busy airports. And, a federal judge orders the Trump administration to fully restore SNAP food benefits by today, which it plans to appeal.
More than 2,000 flights on Monday have been canceled, and delays mounted as negotiations continued to end the government shutdown.
As the government shutdown continues, more challenges await passengers as they deal with the Trump administration’s announcement of a 10 percent cut in flights at 40 U.S. airports.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Saturday issued an order prohibiting MD-11 planes from flying, pending inspection, after a fiery crash of a UPS cargo freighter that killed at least 14 people in Louisville,
The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation has requested a full waiver from the air traffic reduction at all Hawaiʻi airports. If it’s granted, the state says it will pay for the essential staff needed to maintain full flight schedules.
There are still a few hurdles that need to be cleared before the government officially reopens, and even when it does, it will take some time to return to standard operations.
An American Airlines executive on Monday slammed Congress amid one of the worst operational periods for the Fort Worth carrier this year after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered commercial airlines to cut flights to alleviate stress on the national airspace s ystem during the government shutdown.