Travelers nationwide may be left stranded by the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) scheduled flight restrictions and curtailment in response to the continuing government shutdown.
Why it is important In addition to the staffing issues already affecting airports, the FAA intends to cut 10% of flights at 40 major U.S. airports, indicating delays and cancellations are imminent. According to aviation analytics company Cirium, this may result in the cancellation of hundreds of thousands of passengers on hundreds of thousands of flights per day. Read more...