US Airlines Cancel 1,200 Flights Tuesday
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With hundreds of flights canceled, United Airlines says these routes will remain on schedule
Overall, United has canceled more than 100 flights each day, from Friday, Nov. 7 through Sunday, Nov. 9, the airline's website showed. Of those, 34 United flights scheduled to depart or arrive at Chicago O'Hare International Airport Friday were cut, with that number increasing to 38 Saturday.
United Airlines canceled over 270 flights nationwide on Wednesday, including almost 50 at airports serving New Yorkers.
FAA orders schedule reductions at 40 domestic airports starting Friday due to the government shutdown, prompting United Airlines to offer customer refunds.
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United Airlines issues message about which flights, routes could be cut as FAA reduces capacity
According to the FAA, thousands of flights at "high-traffic" airports across the country will be cut or canceled starting Friday. The decision, the FAA and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said, was based on where air traffic controllers are feeling the most pressure.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said the refund offer was available to any travelers who did not want to fly amidst newly announced restrictions.
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT -- United Airlines said it is reducing its flight schedule in hopes of stemming COVID-related staffing shortages that have caused thousands of flight cancellations across the industry. In a new company-wide memo, CEO ...
United Airlines will reduce its flight schedules beginning Friday, complying with a federal government order to cut traffic by 10% at 40 major airports during the government shutdown.
The Department of Transportation is still requiring airlines to reduce flight schedules at major airports nationwide, even as the shutdown winds down.