The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce flights at Logan Airport due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. The changes are set to begin Friday.
The FAA will reduce flights by 10% nationwide, which will affect traffic to 40 major airports, according to a plan announced Wednesday by U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. He said the move is necessary to “reduce the risk profile” of the airspace as air traffic controllers go about a month without receiving pay while the government remains closed.
Massport, which operates Logan, is “awaiting more information from the FAA” regarding which flights will be impacted, according to spokesman Benjamin Crawley.
“For those traveling over the next few days, we do anticipate delays and cancellations and strongly urge passengers to check with their airline before coming to the airport,” Crawley said.
Duffy said the selected airports are places where “additional pressure” is building as staffing shortages for air traffic controllers have become more common.
“I anticipate there’ll be additional disruptions, there’ll be frustration,” Duffy said. “We are going to work with airlines, they’re going to work with passengers but in the end our sole role is to make sure that we keep this airspace as safe as possible.”
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