Transportation
US to Cut 10% of Flights on Shutdown, Spare Routes Abroad
The FAA has been forced to slow traffic at many airports in recent days due to rising controller staffing shortages.
Photographer: Andrew Thomas/AP PhotoThe US will cut flight capacity by 10% at 40 high-volume markets across the country, though international routes will be spared, to alleviate pressure on air traffic controllers and the aviation system during what is now the longest government shutdown in history.
The changes will start Friday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said during a press briefing alongside the leader of the Federal Aviation Administration, Bryan Bedford. The agency plans to release the markets impacted on Thursday.