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What air travelers need to know during the government shutdown
CNBC Television· 2025-11-07 17:26
Now they've gotten themselves into the longest shutdown in US history and it's serious business for serious people. >> And the consequence of that is very real for our air system. We are 2 to 3,000 air traffic controllers short.>> This is frustrating. You know, we don't need to be in this position. We got to get the government back open so we don't have to cancel flights.>> As the government shutdown continues, the FAA has ordered a 10% reduction of flights across 40 major US airports. It's likely going to ...
American Airlines CEO on FAA flight cuts due to government shutdown
CNBC Television· 2025-11-07 14:30
I'll just start with this. This is frustrating. You know, we don't need to be in this position.We got to get the government back open so we don't have to cancel flights. But what we've done today is we tried to minim minimize the impact on all of our customers. It's only 220 flights out of, you know, 6200 flights.And we've done it in a way that really impacts our smaller aircraft. And it's more taking frequencies like Miami to Orlando from nine flights to eight flights or DFW to Corpus Christi from seven fl ...