Florida, flight cancellations and airports
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There will be cancellations at dozens of major airports starting Friday, Nov. 7, due to the ongoing government shutdown, and several Florida airports have been affected. More than 110 flights in Florida have been canceled as of 2:30 p.
Millions of air travelers are stuck as thousands of flights nationwide are grounded due to the government shutdown.
Tampa International Airport faces a third day of flight disruptions with cancellations and delays due to federal directives.
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.
Orlando International Airport is one of the 40 U.S. airports reducing air traffic at the request of the Federal Aviation Administration and the transportation secretary as the government shutdown continues. MCO has a 4% reduction in place as of Friday morning. A 10% reduction is planned next week.
After days of delays and cancelations, flights to the hard hit island of Jamaica are slowly starting to resume from South Florida following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.
A federal investigation into “a flight control issue” is underway after at least 15 people, including children, were taken to the hospital following a sudden drop in altitude on a JetBlue flight that forced an emergency landing in Tampa,
The Airbus A320 landed at Tampa International Airport, where it was met by medical personnel.