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FAA will reduce flights at 40 major airports
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced airspace restrictions as the ongoing federal government shutdown continues to impact the nation’s transportation system. The FAA announced a 10% reduction in airline traffic in 40 markets to maintain safety during ongoing government shutdown.
As the Federal Aviation Administration forces airlines to cut 10% of their flights, companies are reassuring customers that they will attempt to minimize disruptions.
Reductions are being made at 40 of the busiest airports across the country.
The cuts will take effect on Friday and travelers are encouraged to check with their airlines to see if their flight has been cut.
Dig deeper:
Here is what airline companies are saying:
FILE - A Boeing 767 passenger aircraft of Delta airlines arrives from Dublin at JFK International Airport in New York as the Manhattan skyline looms in the background on Feb. 7, 2024. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP …
Delta Air Lines
- Expects to operate "vast majority of flights as scheduled," and this includes international flights.
- The company will accommodate customers who are traveling from or through the impacted markets during this period, click here for further instructions.
- For more on Delta’s response, click here.
United Airlines
- International flights and hub-to-hub flights will not be impacted by the reduction.
- Customers are eligible for a refund if their flights are directly impacted by these reductions, as well as rebooking options.
- For more on United’s response, click here.
American Airlines
- The company expects that a "vast majority" of travel will be unaffected, and this includes international flights.
- During the impacted travel periods, American is offering customers whose flights were canceled or if they choose to change their flight are subject to a refund without penalty.
- For more on American’s response, click here.
Frontier Airlines
- Frontier said it will actively alert customers whose flights are impacted by the FAA reductions.
- Customers whose flights are canceled or delayed by more than three hours (domestic) or six hours (international) are eligible to rebook or can request a refund.
- For more on Frontier’s response, click here.
Sun Country Airlines
- Sun Country anticipates "most" of their flights will operate as planned.
- Any customers that may be impacted by the reductions will be directly contacted by the airline’s reservation teams.
- International flights will not be impacted.
Breeze
- The company said "early indications suggest minimal impact" to their planned flights.
- Customers will have the option to cancel their flights for a full refund or switch to another Breeze flight within 14 days at no extra cost.
- If customers' flights are impacted, they will be notified.
Allegiant Air
- Scheduled flights will operate as normal.
- Customers do not need to take any action at this time.
- If customers' flights are impacted by these reductions, someone from the company will reach out.
Alaska Airlines
- Alaska Air Group includes Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Horizon Air and McGee Air Services.
- The company said that canceled flights will either be rebooked or a full refund will be offered.
- For more on Alaska's response, click here.
The 40 airports that will see reductions in air traffic are:
Alaska
- ANC Anchorage International
Arizona
- PHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International
California
- LAX Los Angeles International
- OAK Oakland International
- ONT Ontario International
- SFO San Francisco International
- SAN San Diego International
Colorado
- DEN Denver International
Florida
- FLL Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International
- MCO Orlando International
- MIA Miami International
- TPA Tampa International
Georgia
- ATL Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Hawaii
- HNL Honolulu International
Illinois
- MDW Chicago Midway
- ORD Chicago O`Hare International
Indiana
- IND Indianapolis International
Kentucky
- SDF Louisville International
Maryland
- BWI Baltimore/Washington International
Massachusetts
- BOS Boston Logan International
Michigan
- DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Minnesota
- MSP Minneapolis/St Paul International
Missouri
- SDF Louisville International
Nevada
- LAS Harry Reid International Airport
New Jersey
- EWR Newark Liberty International
- TEB Teterboro
New York
- JFK New York John F Kennedy International
- LGA New York LaGuardia
North Carolina
- CLT Charlotte Douglas International
Ohio
- CVG Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International
Oregon
- PDX Portland International
Pennsylvania
- PHL Philadelphia International
Tennessee
- MEM Memphis International
Texas
- DAL Dallas Love
- DFW Dallas/Fort Worth International
- HOU Houston Hobby
- IAH George Bush Houston Intercontinental
Utah
- SLC Salt Lake City International
Virginia
- IAD Washington Dulles International
Washington
- SEA Seattle/Tacoma International
Washington, D.C.
- DCA Ronald Reagan Washington National
FOX has reached out to several other domestic airlines for comment.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from newsroom websites of Delta, American, Frontier, and United Airlines, and an emailed statement from Sun Country Airlines. Previous reporting by FOX Local also contributed. This story was reported from San Jose.