US to cut airline traffic by 10% due to shutdown, Trump transport chief says
Sean Duffy says cuts at 40 locations to reduce stress on air traffic controllers and will start Friday if solution not foundThe transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, said on Wednesday the federal government would be reducing airline traffic by 10% at 40 locations beginning on Friday if the...
<p>Sean Duffy says cuts at 40 locations to reduce stress on air traffic controllers and will start Friday if solution not found</p><p>The transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, said on Wednesday the federal government would be reducing airline traffic by 10% at 40 locations beginning on Friday if the government shutdown does not end by then.</p><p>The comments come after Duffy <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/government-shutdown-airspace-flight-delays">warned</a> earlier this week that the US may close portions of its <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/air-transport">airspace</a> if the shutdown, now on its record-breaking 36th day, does not end.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/05/government-shutdown-duffy-airspace-closures">Continue reading...</a>
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