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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Washington, November 5 (Xinhua) — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will reduce air travel by 10 percent to 40 destinations nationwide starting Friday amid the longest government shutdown in the United States, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced at a press conference on Wednesday.
“We’re trying to capitalize on the fact that when we see pressure building in these 40 markets, we simply can’t ignore it, and we’re not going to wait until a security issue actually manifests itself when the early indicators tell us that we can take action today to prevent the situation from getting worse,” said Duffy.
Since the US federal government shutdown, approximately 13,000 air traffic controllers and about 50,000 airport security personnel have been forced to work without pay.
An increasing number of employees are taking leave, leading to a severe labor shortage in the aviation industry, increasing flight delays in many regions and raising concerns about aviation safety.
According to data from the flight tracking service FlightAware, thousands of flights across the country are delayed daily. More than 4,000 flights were delayed on Tuesday, and nearly 5,000 on Monday.
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