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Flight Cuts to Cost Airlines $100 Million a Day, Says Sununu
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9:50Now PlayingChris Sununu, president of Airlines for America and former governor of New Hampshire, said that while airlines and airports were prepared for the government shutdown, the mandated flight cuts could cost airlines $100 million a day and result in further travel delays.
Airlines across the US have canceled flights scheduled for the coming days, as the longest government shutdown in history snarls up air travel and forces thousands of passengers to change their travel plans.
With hundreds of services already trimmed and more on the way, the world’s busiest aviation market has become a flash point in the long-simmering clash between Republicans and Democrats over federal funding as President Donald Trump ramps up pressure to forge a deal.
The Republican-led administration has said the reductions are necessary to keep flying safe amid staffing shortages brought on by the shutdown. At least one top congressional Democrat has called for more transparency to ensure the move isn’t politically motivated.
Out of 25,375 flights scheduled for Friday, fewer than 3% have been canceled as of 6 a.m. New York time, according to data compiled by aviation analytics company Cirium. United Airlines Holdings Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc. and American Airlines Group Inc. are the most affected, with the highest cancellations on intrastate routes in Colorado and Texas.
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