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US airlines cancel flights after aviation agency directive to cut air traffic (www.theguardian.com)

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United, Southwest and Delta have announced they will be reducing flights amid continuing government shutdown

United, Southwest and Delta airlines began cancelling flights for Friday in compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration’s directive that will see reductions in flights at 40 major airports from Friday to help address air traffic controller shortage safety concerns as a result of the government shutdown.

The Associated Press published the list after airline regulators identified “high-volume markets” where the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says air traffic must be reduced by 4% by 6am ET on Friday, a move that would force airlines to cancel thousands of flights and create a cascade of scheduling issues and delays at some of the nation’s largest airports. The FAA is also imposing restrictions on space launches but not imposing any cuts on international flights.

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nice chart. Always good to note that you can’t possibly drive or take a train these distances for the price of flying. People complain about the level of service airlines offer and have some sort of nostalgic views regarding past air travel luxuries, but these are “cattle car” prices, so we get cattle car service.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

but these are “cattle car” prices, so we get cattle car service.

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To be fair, one could get business class/first class service. Not worth it for me, but that'd improve the experience a bit.

Mode	Price	Travel Time
Flying (orbitz.com, 1 stop, United, first class)	$598.18	7 hours 27 minutes
Flying (orbitz.com, nonstop, Alaska, first class)	$1148.30	5 hours 39 minutes

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Certainly would. But as you say, it has a price.