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FAA Raises Flight Cuts to 6% at 40 Airports, Cancellations Top 1,100

The FAA says the limits will stay in place until controller staffing and safety benchmarks stabilize despite the Senate vote to reopen the government.

Overview

  • Mandatory reductions stepped up Tuesday and are slated to rise to 8% on Thursday and 10% on Friday unless conditions improve.
  • The FAA expanded restrictions to bar many business and private jets from a dozen of the affected airports.
  • Airlines reported roughly 1,100–1,200 cancellations Tuesday and additional delays, with carriers like American and Delta issuing waivers and refunds.
  • Even if funding is restored this week, officials and analysts say schedules will take days to weeks to normalize due to staffing gaps and preplanned cancellations.
  • Controllers have missed a second paycheck, retirements and callouts have increased, and President Donald Trump threatened docking pay for no-shows while proposing $10,000 bonuses for those who kept working.