Name: Flyers face uncertainty as FAA cuts flight traffic during shutdown
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Description: The Federal Aviation Administration ordered airlines to cut thousands of flights across the U.S. as the agency deals with shortages of air traffic controllers during the longest government shutdown in history.

The Federal Aviation Administration ordered airlines to cut thousands of flights across the U.S. as the agency deals with shortages of air traffic controllers during the longest government shutdown in history.

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered airlines to reduce flight schedules at 40 major U.S. airports as the government shutdown enters its 37th day. The move comes in response to a shortage of air traffic controllers, many of whom are working without pay and reporting increased sick calls.

Airlines have begun notifying passengers of hundreds of canceled flights, with initial cuts of about 4% for the weekend and up to 10% expected by the following week. The reductions affect major hubs including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and New York City. Airlines are working to minimize disruption, but travelers face uncertainty and are advised to plan ahead.

Flyers face uncertainty as FAA cuts flight traffic during shutdown

Good evening, I'm Maurice Dubois. I'm John Dickerson. 37 days now into the government shutdown and the impact on air travel is about to get a whole lot worse. Airlines have begun notifying ticket holders that flights, hundreds this weekend, more next week, will be canceled. The Transportation Department ordered the cutbacks at 40 major airports because the shutdown has led to a shortage of air traffic controllers. Chris Van Cleve is at Sky Harbor in Phoenix, one of the airports where flights are being reduced. Chris? Yeah, airlines are right now letting people know who are planning to fly tomorrow that their flights have been canceled. How many flights? Delta says about 170. American says around 220. And that's really just the beginning. Airlines spent Thursday canceling flights for the weekend, a scramble touched off by Wednesday's surprise FAA order to cut flights from 40 high-traffic airports starting Friday. It's an effort to ease the burden on air traffic controllers who are working without pay due to the government shutdown amid surging sick calls. They want to make sure it's 100% safe. That's why they're doing it. The initial cuts will be modest, about 4% for the weekend, gradually stepping up to 10%, likely by sometime next week. The major airports impacted will include Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and all three in the New York City area. For flyers today, uncertainty. I don't want my safety just in jeopardy. Plus, I don't want to be caught in the airport and not be able to fly where I need to go. So I am very much worried about it. I'm kind of making contingency plans to drive the whole way if I need to, but I don't want to, I'd rather fly. United Airlines expects to cancel nearly 200 flights a day this weekend, but anticipates minimal disruptions to its operation. We're trying to be really thoughtful about where those flights come out to try to minimize customer impact across the system. David Kinzelman is United's chief customer officer. The key for customers to avoid being stranded is early action, early communication. That's why we're getting ahead of the curve now and proactively putting in our cancellations for today, for the next several days, to give customers time to plan ahead and make sure that they can enjoy their travel journey as planned. The capacity cuts will impact passenger, cargo, and private jet flights and come as air traffic controllers are poised to miss a second paycheck next week, today receiving pay stubs that again show zero dollars. Chris, how disruptive do we think it's gonna be this weekend? Well, Frontier's CEO went as far as to suggest people consider booking a backup flight on a second airline. That seems a bit extreme. The airlines say, look at this as similar to like a big storm. They expect there will be cancellations. They think they can manage and re-accommodate everybody, but it'll be at a different time if your flight's canceled and for some people, that may mean a trip not taken.

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