FAA Air Traffic Cuts to Impact Multiple Airports Amid Shutdown
TL;DR
The FAA is reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 high-volume markets, including all three D.C.-area airports, due to staffing shortages caused by the government shutdown and controllers working without pay, leading to potential widespread flight cancellations and delays.
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- All 3 DC-area airports affected by FAA air traffic cuts, report says WTOP
- FAA Warns of Air Traffic Cuts Friday if Government Shutdown Continues The New York Times
- Senate to vote on legislation to stop unauthorized war against Venezuela – US politics live The Guardian
- FAA says it's cutting thousands of flights a day starting this week due to shutdown. Here's the list of airports where flights are set to be reduced abcnews.go.com
- These 40 airports could be impacted by the FAA's capacity cuts and flight cancellations CBS News
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