The US Capitol with a closed sign hanging from the dome. The concept explores the federal government shutdown as a result of Congress not being able to pass a budget.
The Federal Aviation Administration’s plan to slash airline capacity due to the government shutdown will hit some of the nation’s busiest airports, including in Atlanta, Dallas, New York City and Los Angeles, the agency said Thursday.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Wednesday that 40 “high-volume” areas will have their air traffic cut by 10% in the coming days to cope with shortages of air traffic controllers, who are working without pay amid the government shutdown. The cuts will be phased in starting Friday morning at 6 a.m. local time at airports, with airlines reaching the full 10% mark by next week, according to an emergency order issued Thursday by the FAA. The list of airports includes scores of busy passenger airports in major cities and airline hubs, as well as airports with heavy cargo traffic including Louisville, Memphis, Anchorage and Ontario, California, as well as an airport in Teterboro, New Jersey, that is frequented by private jets and other general aviation traffic.Here’s the list, in alphabetical order by airport code:
Anchorage International (ANC)Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL)Boston Logan International (BOS)Baltimore/Washington International (BWI)Charlotte Douglas International (CLT)Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG)Dallas Love (DAL)Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA)Denver International (DEN)Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW)Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW)Newark Liberty International (EWR)Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International (FLL)Honolulu International (HNL)Houston Hobby (HOU)Washington Dulles International (IAD)George Bush Houston Intercontinental (IAH)Indianapolis International (IND)New York John F Kennedy International (JFK)Las Vegas Harry Reid International (LAS)Los Angeles International (LAX)New York LaGuardia (LGA)Orlando International (MCO)Chicago Midway (MDW)Memphis International (MEM)Miami International (MIA)Minneapolis/St Paul International (MSP)Oakland International (OAK)Ontario International (ONT)Chicago O’Hare International (ORD)Portland International (PDX)Philadelphia International (PHL)Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX)San Diego International (SAN)Louisville International (SDF)Seattle/Tacoma International (SEA)San Francisco International (SFO)Salt Lake City International (SLC)Teterboro (TEB)Tampa International (TPA)
