DAYTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began cutting hundreds as the government shutdown continues, causing delays and cancellations for travelers across the country.
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A lot of people hoped there would be no impact at Dayton International Airport, but flight cancellations anywhere tend to have a cascading impact. Some flights to and from Chicago have been the first casualty.
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“I just checked my app, checked the boarding pass, and I saw a posting earlier that there might be cancellations and it didn’t affect me. So I was happy,” Shelley Zuniga said.
Zuniga traveled to Dayton for business. She wanted to fly home, to Chicago, but was nervous about cancellations.
“So we’ve had multiple discussions to just kind of keep track of how it might impact our ability to do business, so it hasn’t yet,” she said.
Friday marked the first day of the four percent flight reductions mandated by the FAA. It goes up each day to reach 10 percent by Monday, Nov. 10.
“Really, I think you have to go back to the wake of 9/11 terrorist attacks to see such a significant reduction in air travel required by the federal government,” Sean Cudahy, former News Center 7 reporter and current senior aviation reporter at ThePointsGuy.com, said.
As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, Cudahy said the impact could hit Dayton just as hard as the top 40 airports across the country. Airlines won’t reduce flights to London and New York.
“They are cutting small regional jets that fly, you know, the American Eagle, United Express, Delta Connection,” he said. “That’s a lot of what flies to and from Dayton.”
Cudahy also warned that these cancellations are not within the airlines’ control. It makes them less likely to offer any reimbursements or vouchers. The only fix is an end to the government shutdown.
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