{"id":1936469,"date":"2023-05-23T23:10:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T03:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-says-transportation-department-working-to-avert-summer-travel-disruptions-amid-demand-surge\/"},"modified":"2023-05-23T23:15:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T03:15:45","slug":"buttigieg-says-transportation-department-working-to-avert-summer-travel-disruptions-amid-demand-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-says-transportation-department-working-to-avert-summer-travel-disruptions-amid-demand-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttigieg: Transportation Dept. Preventing Summer Travel Disruptions Amid High Demand."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbuttigieg-says-transportation-department-working-to-avert-summer-travel-disruptions-amid-demand-surge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1936469&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Addresses Summer Travel Concerns<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0523\/22e822d2-de57-4e8d-841f-f675dec0dc81\/audio.mp3?length=2854701&#038;duration=238\"><\/div>\n<p>Summer travel is in full swing, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is taking proactive measures to address potential concerns. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutor-seeks-death-penalty-and-hate-crime-charges-in-atlanta-spa-shootings\/\" title=\"Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty And Hate Crime Charges in Atlanta Spa Shootings\">recent news conference<\/a>, Buttigieg highlighted the Department of Transportation&#8217;s efforts to ensure a seamless travel experience for all passengers.<\/p>\n<h3>Collaboration with Airlines<\/h3>\n<p>Buttigieg emphasized the importance of working closely with airlines to reduce congestion, increase capacity, and enhance customer service and performance. The Department of Transportation has initiated various initiatives to tackle potential challenges, including allowing the use of larger planes with more seats at lower frequencies and reducing congestion.<\/p>\n<h3>Enforcing Passengers&#8217; Rights<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to collaboration with airlines, the Department of Transportation aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-proposes-requiring-new-airline-fee-disclosure-rules-2\/\" title=\"U.S. proposes requiring new airline fee disclosure rules\">hold airlines accountable<\/a> for disruptions and enforce passengers&#8217; rights. This means that if your flight is cancelled or delayed, you have the right to compensation and assistance from the airline.<\/p>\n<h3>Addressing Staffing Constraints<\/h3>\n<p>The FAA is actively hiring more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-and-rescue-teams-at-site-of-indonesian-plane-crash\/\" title=\"Search and rescue teams at site of Indonesian plane crash\">air traffic controllers<\/a> to address staffing constraints and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-heat-waves-straining-the-power-grid-texas-must-fix-its-subsidy-problem\/\" title=\"With Heat Waves Straining The Power Grid, Texas Must Fix Its Subsidy Problem\">meet growing demand<\/a>. Additionally, efforts are underway in Florida to minimize conflicts during peak travel times, especially with commercial space launches that can impact on-time performance.<\/p>\n<h3>New, More Efficient Flight Routes<\/h3>\n<p>The activation of new, more efficient flight routes is expected to save time and money compared to older routes. This is great news for passengers who want to get to their destination quickly and affordably.<\/p>\n<h3>Recognizing the Surge in Air Travel<\/h3>\n<p>Buttigieg shared that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reported May 22 as the busiest air travel day since February 2020, with over 2.6 million passengers. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-says-transportation-department-working-to-avert-summer-travel-disruptions-amid-demand-surge\/\" title=\"Buttigieg: Transportation Dept. Preventing Summer Travel Disruptions Amid High Demand.\">air travel reaching pre-pandemic levels<\/a>, it&#8217;s more important than ever to ensure a smooth travel experience for all passengers.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The FAA [Federal Aviation Administration] is projecting more than 51,000 flights on Thursday [May 25] alone,&#8221; Buttigieg told reporters.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Don&#8217;t let travel concerns ruin your summer plans. With the Department of Transportation&#8217;s proactive measures, you can rest assured that your travel experience will be as smooth as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>air travel this summer, and the DOT is taking proactive measures to address travel concerns,\u201d said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a May 23 news conference. With air travel reaching pre-pandemic levels, the DOT is preparing for high volumes and working to ensure safe and efficient travel for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1843,"featured_media":1936470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[4943,4368,4098,21606,12820,10502,8068,3951],"class_list":["post-1936469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times","tag-buttigieg","tag-demand","tag-dept","tag-disruptions","tag-preventing","tag-summer","tag-transportation","tag-travel"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1936469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1843"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1936469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1936469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1936470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1936469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1936469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1936469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}