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With the holiday travel season around the corner, travelers are bracing for possible flight delays and cancellations as the Federal Aviation Administration plans to cut commercial air traffic by 10% at 40 airports starting Friday.The unusual conditions are the result of the government shutdown, which is entering its second straight month.
The FAA is cutting air traffic to relieve pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay, with many calling in sick, leading to staffing shortages in the airport control towers.California California airports are expected to be hard hit by a dramatic reduction in flights as the Federal Aviation Administration says it plans to cut air traffic by 10% at 40 airports to maintain travel safety during the government shutdown.Five airports in California will be targeted for cuts, including the Los Angeles International Airport, Ontario International Airport, San Diego International Airport, Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport and San Francisco International Airport.
Aviation analytics firm Cirium estimates, as many as 1,800 flights a day across the country could be canceled.About 72 flights a day could be cut at Los Angeles International Airport alone, which could affect as many as 12,371 passengers a day.
Which flights will be impacted may depend on the routes.World & Nation The cuts have been prompted by the government shutdown, which has left air traffic controllers working without pay.
FAA officials say the goal is to maintain travel safety.Since the shutdown began Oct.
1, nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers have been working unpaid — or calling out sick.Following the FAA’s cutback announcement, United said it’s long-haul international and hub-to-hub flying will not be impacted by the reductions.Hub-to-hub flights include those that go through:Similarly, American Airlines said on X that its “long-haul international ...