{"id":2509995,"date":"2025-11-13T05:59:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flight-cuts-to-remain-at-only-6-after-shutdown-due-to-air-traffic-controllers-returning-to-work\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T05:59:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:59:59","slug":"flight-cuts-to-remain-at-only-6-after-shutdown-due-to-air-traffic-controllers-returning-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flight-cuts-to-remain-at-only-6-after-shutdown-due-to-air-traffic-controllers-returning-to-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Flight cuts to remain at only 6% after shutdown due to air traffic controllers returning to work\u00a0\u00a0"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fflight-cuts-to-remain-at-only-6-after-shutdown-due-to-air-traffic-controllers-returning-to-work%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=2509995&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--><p>The flight reductions at 40 major U.S. airports are expected to remain at only 6%, rather than the initially announced 10%, following the return of 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 work than previously anticipated. This update comes as the longest government shutdown in U.S. history officially ended after President Donald Trump signed a funding bill. The initial flight cuts were implemented due to safety concerns from a shortage of air traffic controllers during the shutdown, with a gradual ramp-up plan aiming to minimize disruption. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated that officials are closely monitoring safety trends before <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fully resuming normal flight operations<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Flight cuts to remain at only 6% after shutdown due to air traffic controllers returning to work&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2399611\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The number of flight reductions at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3877276\/40-airport-locations-reduction-in-flights-due-to-shutdown\/\">40 airports<\/a> throughout the country is expected to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3882390\/airports-flight-reduction-even-as-government-shutdown-winds-down\/\">remain at only 6%<\/a> instead of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3877276\/40-airport-locations-reduction-in-flights-due-to-shutdown\/\">10% total<\/a> that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced last week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The reason for the shift is due to a larger number of air traffic controllers returning to work than previously expected, the Department of Transportation announced, the <em>Associated Press<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/government-shutdown-airlines-staffing-c927b8031ee2454924486b0ddde875f5\">reported<\/a>. The change comes as the federal government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, officially ended on Wednesday after President Donald <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3885456\/trump-bill-signing-government-shutdown\/\">Trump signed the government funding bill into law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3884311\/bipartisan-anti-trump-group-2025-momentum-midterm-affordability\/\">Bipartisan, anti-Trump group carrying 2025 momentum into midterm &#8216;affordability&#8217; blitz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3885355\/funding-restrictions-abortions-extension-obamacare-subsidies\/\">Post-shutdown lines drawn over Obamacare abortion restrictions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3885570\/boebert-claims-no-pressure-remove-name-epstein-petition\/\">Boebert claims &lsquo;no pressure&rsquo; to remove her name from Epstein petition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The initial reductions were implemented last week due to the shutdown and a shortage of air traffic controllers. This led to safety concerns regarding air traffic, and as a precaution, the number of flights decreased at 40 major U.S. airports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I anticipate there will be additional disruptions, there will be frustration. We are working with the airlines. They&rsquo;re going to work with passengers, but in the end, our sole role is to make sure that we keep this airspace as safe as possible,&rdquo; Duffy said last week. &ldquo;The administrator is going to talk about all of the tools we&rsquo;re going to deploy. One of them, though, is going to be that there is going to be a 10% reduction in capacity at 40 of our locations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is not based on what airline &hellip; has more flights out of what location. This is about where is the pressure and how do we alleviate the pressure,&rdquo; Duffy added.<\/p>\n<p>A ramp-up plan to the 10% cut total was introduced last Friday to mitigate chaos during the reduction transition process, with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3877276\/40-airport-locations-reduction-in-flights-due-to-shutdown\/\">only 4% of flights<\/a> initially being canceled.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3882390\/airports-flight-reduction-even-as-government-shutdown-winds-down\/\"><strong>AIRPORTS SEE 6% FLIGHT REDUCTION TUESDAY, EVEN AS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WINDS DOWN<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Duffy said on Wednesday that the number of flight reductions will remain at 6%, as Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Department officials analyze when the standard number of flights before the shutdown can safely resume, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the FAA safety team determines the trend lines are moving in the right direction, we&rsquo;ll put forward a path to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-could-begin-clearing-homeless-from-venice-beach-boardwalk-ahead-of-sheriffs-july-4-goal\/\" title=\"Los Angeles Could Begin Clearing Homeless From Venice Beach Boardwalk Ahead Of Sheriff\u2019s July 4 Goal\">resume normal operations<\/a>,&rdquo; said Duffy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flight cuts stay at 6% as more controllers return to work<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2509996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/airplane-iStock-1355017918.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50012,66600,5123],"class_list":["post-2509995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-air-traffic-controllers","tag-flight-cuts","tag-shutdown"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/airplane-iStock-1355017918.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509995","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2509995"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2509999,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509995\/revisions\/2509999"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2509996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2509995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2509995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2509995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}