Flights disruptedโข at logan Airport as FAA Implements Emergency Capacity Cuts Amid Government โฃShutdown
Boston, MAโ – Dozens of flightsโข have been โคcanceled at โฃBoston Logan International Airportโ as a new emergency order from tehโข federal Aviation Management (FAA) takes effect, reducing flightโ capacity at โ40 majorโฃ airports nationwide.As of 10 a.m.โ Friday,โฃ 38โข flights in and out of Logan were canceled, with that number expected โขto increase.
The FAA order, implemented due to ongoing staffing shortages exacerbated by the government shutdown, begins with a four-percent reduction in flightsโ and is projected toโ reachโข a 10-percentโ cut by the end of next week. โขThe move impacts commercial, cargo, and private flights, and airlines face โpotential fines of up to $75,000 โperโค flightโฃ exceeding the new limits.
theโข disruptions stem from aโ critical shortage ofโฃ airโค traffic controllers, a problem that predates the shutdownโฃ but has been significantly worsenedโฃ by controllers working without paychecksโค during โคthe longestโข government shutdown in U.S. history. “They โwere already short 3,500 air traffic controllers before the government shutdown. Of course, that’s compounded now โby a lot of no-shows of the controllers who are not getting paid. So, what’s being done now,โข they don’t have a choice,โ they have to slow the flow,”โ explained โCBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg.
Smaller airports โare also affected; T.F.Green International Airport in โฃRhode โIsland reported five cancellations Friday morning. Massport,โข wich operatesโ Loganโ Airport,โฃ is advising passengers to check thier flight โคstatus before traveling โtoโข the airport.Airlines will offer refunds for โฃcanceledโ flights, butโ willโ not โcover secondaryโ expenses such as hotels โฃor meals, as the cancellations are attributed โto circumstances beyond their control.โค Passengers can find flight status information โat https://www.massport.com/logan-airport/flights/flight-status#departure.