Government Shutdown, Flight Cancellations
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Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport is one of the airports where the FAA plans to cut flight capacity due to air traffic control shortages. What we know.
Only two flights have been canceled so far at McGhee Tyson on Nov. 7. Knoxville, so far, has avoided the brunt of the government shutdown impacts on airports. Unlike other Tennessee airports, like Nashville International Airport, long security lines and delays have been minimal.
The FAA will reduce air traffic at 40 airports beginning Friday. Philadelphia International Airport is among those expecting flight cuts and delays. Talks between Democrats and Republicans to end the shutdown are intensifying,
Texas travelers could soon feel major turbulence as the Federal Aviation Administration moves forward with a 10 percent airspace reduction, part of an emergency plan to keep skies safe amid the ongoing government shutdown and nationwide staffing shortages.
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport announced the FAA had lifted its ground delay as of 3:34 p.m. However, George Bush Intercontinental and Houston Hobby are both seeing ground delays of 46 minutes and 2 hours 46 minutes respectively,