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Flights continue to be canceled around U.S.
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A few flights were diverted to Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Saturday, along with nearly 20 canceled arrivals and departures and dozens of delays amid a Federal Aviation Administration order to reduce air traffic during the federal government shutdown.
American Airlines said in a statement that it is the FAA’s responsibility to set an airport’s arrival rates and that it follows the agency’s scheduling rules. It said it works with FAA officials and made schedule adjustments at National this month at their request, spreading its flights more evenly using 15-minute windows.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is bracing for nationwide air traffic disruptions Tuesday night as staffing shortages hit several major control centers, including Chicago, Nashville, Houston and Las Vegas. Officials said the shortages, which come ...
Friday marked the beginning of hundreds of flight cancellations at major airports across the country as the FAA begins reducing air traffic by 4%.