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American Airlines said that the 4% reduction will mean 220 canceled flights per day. The vast majority of impacted American Airlines flights are regional, and there’ll be no impact to international flights including Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean, CEO David Seymour said in a letter to employees. Further hub-to-hub routes impact will be minimized.
Air traffic controllers, along with airport security screeners, are required to work during the shutdown without receiving their regular paychecks. Federal workers will miss their second full paycheck on Monday, according to their union. Some controllers have taken second jobs to make ends meet, union officials have said.
The US government is aiming to ease the pressure on air traffic controllers suffering shutdown-related woes by curtailing flights. But airlines have experience with this kind of sudden disruption.
The refund policy for Delta’s cancelled flights does allow reimbursement but not for all expenses. Delta Air Lines is experiencing daily flight cancellations like many U.S. carriers. That’s, in part, due to the Federal Aviation Administration mandating flight reductions as the government shutdown continues.
A JetBlue flight made an emergency landing after experiencing a drop in altitude, leaving several passengers injured, according to the airline.
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky has reopened, but multiple taxiways remain closed, according to the FAA, after a fiery UPS plane crash on Nov. 4 left at least nine people dead and several injured. Anyone scheduled to arrive or depart in Louisville have been advised by airport authorities to check their flight status.