FAA, major airports and flight reductions
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a ground delay program at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) on Sunday morning, due to reported staffing shortages.
The nation’s airports are facing growing chaos and cancellations amid the government shutdown. There were more than 6,000 delays from coast to coast on Saturday, and this morning, FlightAware has listed more than 1,
Disruptions from required flight cuts because of the government shutdown were exacerbated by air traffic controller shortages and thunderstorms causing flight cancellations.
Airlines announced hundreds of flight reductions on the first day of the cuts, and airports warned of long waits and delays.
The New York City area’s highest-volume airports, including JFK, LaGuardia and Newark, are among those set to be affected by 10% air traffic cuts that the FAA is poised to impose amid the ongoing, and longest-ever,
The FAA is expected to release an official list of dozens of airports that will be impacted by the directive to reduce flights for safety reasons. Still, on Thursday morning, news outlets began reporting which airports would be affected,