The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it would reduce airline traffic by 10% in 40 “high-volume” markets due to the government shutdown, causing staffing shortages. This comes a day after a UPS flight crashed in Louisville, killing nine.
Since the shutdown began, air traffic controllers have worked without pay, and many have called out of work. The staffing issue has caused severe delays and cancellations at airports nationwide.
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said the agency won’t wait for a problem before it acts. During a press conference on Wednesday, he said the shutdown is causing staffing problems and “we can’t ignore it.”
FAA officials said they plan to meet with airline officials later today to figure out how to implement the reduction. They have not said which “high-volume” markets would be affected.
This is a developing story, and more information will be added as it becomes available.
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