FAA, Houston and airports
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The FAA will begin reducing flights and restricting airspace on Friday to alleviate stress on air traffic controllers due to the government shutdown. Why it matters: These drastic moves will impact dozens of U.
Four airports in Texas will be impacted by historic reductions in air traffic, cutting flights by 10%, the Federal Aviation Announced.
Forty airports across the country are required to begin reducing flights and other operations by 4% on Nov. 7, due to air traffic controller shortages related to the federal government shutdown.
A United Airlines flight from Houston’s Bush Airport was evacuated at Reagan National, prompting a ground stop in Washington, D.C.