Flight delays, cancellations continue
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Hundreds of flights scheduled for Friday were cut at major U.S. airports as part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s effort to phase in 10% reductions because of the government shutdown. The 40 airports are in what the FAA termed “high-volume markets” and include JFK,
Flight cuts have hit major NJ and NYC airports, with delays and cancellations increasing. Flying into or out of JFK? Here's the latest.
At Kennedy Airport, 38 flights had been canceled by 10 a.m. and at LaGuardia an additional 26 flights had been canceled, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware. The cancellations were at or less than 4% of total flights for each airport.
The FAA told airlines to increase cancellations at 40 of the country's busiest airports to 6% by Tuesday and ultimately ramp up to 10% by Friday.
John F. Kennedy Airport was forced to ground all planes Friday as the metro area’s two other major airports were also snarled by high winds, as the ongoing government shutdown has reduced air
More than 1,000 flights were delayed or canceled Saturday as airports across the U.S. adhere to the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) decision to reduce flight capacity amid staffing
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Airlines are optimistic they can resume normal operations within a few days once the government lifts its order to cut some flights at 40 busy airports, but it’s not clear how quickly that will happen