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FAA Maintains Flight Cuts as House Prepares Vote to Reopen Government

Lawmakers are poised to restart funding this week; FAA caps will hold until staffing and safety indicators recover.

George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, is one of several major airports seeing long lines recently at security checkpoints.
With flight changes and cancellations afoot, in some places “rental cars are getting to be either unavailable or come at a premium,” one travel expert said.
Flights on smaller regional jets are often among the first to be cut.
People travel through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday.

Overview

  • The FAA is holding at roughly 6% schedule reductions at 40 major airports, with increases planned to 8% on Thursday and 10% on Friday.
  • The House is scheduled to vote today on a short-term funding bill, and industry groups say operations will take days to rebound even after reopening.
  • After a weekend peak near 3,000 cancellations and over 10,000 delays, Tuesday saw about 1,200 cancellations, and by Wednesday morning there were more than 880 cancellations and 400 delays.
  • Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said air traffic controllers would receive about 70% of back pay within 24–48 hours of reopening, with the remainder about a week later.
  • Effects are uneven, with higher cancellation rates at New York–area airports while BWI remains relatively steady, and the FAA has also limited some business and private flights at select locations.