More than 800 flights canceled as FAA cuts traffic at 40 major airports. Here's what to know.
Hundreds of flights were delayed or canceled across the country on Friday after the Federal Aviation Administration said it would reduce air traffic at dozens of the nation’s busiest airports due to the ongoing U.S. government shutdown.
According to the flight tracking website FlightAware , there were at least 800 flight cancellations and more than 1,000 delays within, into or out of the United States as of 9 a.m. ET.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced earlier this week that the FAA would cut traffic by 10% at airports in 40 “high-volume” markets amid staffing shortages triggered by the shutdown, now the longest ever.
The list of affected airports includes some of the country's largest airports, such as New York’s John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia, Newark Liberty International in New Jersey, Los Angeles International, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International, Boston’s Logan International, and Chicago’s O’Hare. (See the full list below.)
Why are the cuts being made now?
