La Administrationón Federal Aviationón (FAA) reduceá drástatically the flow toéreo, what will resultíin the cancellationón potential of between 4.000 and 4.500 daily flights in the systeméreo de USA.
The tram systemáI'm theéreo de USA faces an unprecedented operational crisis, what to forceá and the fae and reduce by up to 10% the flow of tráfico in the marketsás busy país. This measureástic, what couldíto translate into cancelación up 4.500 Daily flights at the national level since 7 November próximo, responds mainly to the impact of the prolonged partial shutdown of the federal government. The lack of a budget agreement has left thousands of driverséprisoners, considered essential employees, working without pay for weeks, leading to a massive increase in absenteeism due to illness and fatigue.
¿Whaté marketá with international flights?
TráI'm theéUS prisoner in crisis
This shortage crípersonnel ethics isá exerting pressureón unsustainable on infrastructureébad from birthón. To ensure operational safety and avoid catastrophic failureófig of the system, The FAA has announced the reductionón of the activity in 40 key airports high volume. Airports like Chicago O'Hare, Newark and the terminals of the área de Washington D.C. They are already reporting massive delays and the fear is that the situationón stopover rápiously. Although it has initially been reported that international flights mayístill not be the main focus of direct cancellations, chaos in the traáI'm giftéstatic will inevitably generateá significant delays in global connections.
The origin of this crisis centers on a structural problem in the administrationón federal that directly affects the control of tráI'm theéreo:
- Partial US Government Shutdown. UU. (Government Shutdown): The lack of a budget agreement in Congress has caused the partial closure of certain ágovernment areas.
- Cr ShortageóControllers Aéprisoners: The system is already at límite, and the government shutdown has aggravated the situationón, leaving thousands of driverséprisoners working without receiving pay, which results in a high rate of absenteeism due to illness.
- Need to Reduce Flow Aéinmate for security: Lack of essential personnel forces FAA to reduce núdaily operations to ensure the safety and efficiency of remaining flights.
Airports affected
The official list of 40 airports specíficos, the reports areñalan que la situationócan'títo impact half of the 30 main airports in the countryís, are the following:
- ANC Anchorage International
- ATL Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
- BOS Boston Logan International
- BWI Baltimore/Washington International
- CLT Charlotte Douglas International
- CVG Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International
- DAL Dallas Love
- DCA Ronald Reagan Washington National
- DEN Denver International
- DFW Dallas/Fort Worth International
- DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
- EWR Newark Liberty International
- FLL Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International
- Hlc Honolulu International
- HOU Houston Hobby
- IAD Washington Dulles International
- IAH George Bush Houston Intercontinental
- IND Indianapolis International
- JFK New York John F Kennedy International
- LAS Las Vegas International
- LAX Los Angeles International
- LGA New York LaGuardia
- MCO Orlando International
- MDW Chicago Midway
- MEM Memphis International
- MIA Miami International
- MSP Minneapolis/St Paul International
- OAK Oakland International
- ONT Ontario International
- ORD Chicago O’Hare International
- PDX Portland International
- PHL Philadelphia International
- PHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- SAN San Diego International
- SDF Louisville International
- SEA Seattle/Tacoma International
- SFO San Francisco International
- SLC Salt Lake City International
- TEB Teterboro
- TPA Tampa International
It is not ruled out that, in case of the situationón get worse, other airports be added to the list.
International flights: ¿hornbeamá problems?
Although the impact is mainly on domestic operationséstatic, international flights to and from USA no isán free of problems.
Although the original postulate of his application indicated that «there will not beá problems», go onáexpert analysis suggests otherwise, because the chaos in the systeméinternal prisoner inevitably affects the ability to tráI'm global:
- Risk of Affectationón: Flights to and from international destinations, including Latin Americaérica, couldístill experience significant delays or even cancellations, since they depend on the same control systeméreo.
- Recommendedón: International travelers are advised to constantly check the status of their flights with their airline.ídenies.
If you have a trip scheduled within USA or you arrive in connectionón international, contact your airlineíimmediately to check the status of your flight. Each company has begun to offer alternatives to its travelers to be able to change flight dates without cost or penalty.ón.
It is important to be well informed of the news and pay attention to newsletters or direct emails that are issued.íyou want to sendán to each of its travelers in case of changes to the original itineraries.
