PHL is among the airports that will see reduced flight traffic, starting Friday

Philadelphia International Airport PHL is reportedly on the list of major airports that will reduce flight volume by because of the administration shutdown starting Friday according to multiple news outlets The order from the Federal Aviation Administration affects airports in high volume markets around the nation The FAA claimed the action is due to increasing shortages of air traffic controllers When that happens the FAA slows traffic into several airports to ensure safe operations an emailed declaration explained The cuts are being implemented to ease pressure on air traffic controllers and are set to begin on Friday though ABC News reports that chosen could take effect as early as Thursday A source recounted the ABC News that Friday s cuts will initially start at and ramp up to Air traffic controllers are federal employees and have gone without paychecks during the governing body shutdown which has reached a record th day The shutdown has also affected shield checkpoints run by the Transportation Defense Administration whose officers are federal employees too The number of checkpoints open at the airport have also been reduced as workers struggle with the effects of not being paid Philadelphia International Airport owned and operated by the City of Philadelphia is open The airspace is managed by the FAA and any questions regarding the airspace should be directed to the FAA the airport announced in a report Thursday Travelers with plans to fly should contact their airlines and register for text and email alerts to receive the latest flight status information Travellers can also monitor advancing airport delays and closures through the FAA s website A report from American Airlines PHL s biggest commercial airline reported that the company expects the vast majority of our customers passage will be unaffected and long-haul international tour will remain as scheduled The company added that this day s flights will operate as planned and that customers whose flights are cancelled for any reason or who choose not to excursion will be able to change their flight or request a refund without any penalty Frontier Airlines the airport s second busiest airline last year stated it expects most of flights to operate as planned and where changes to flight schedules are necessary we will proactively communicate with impacted customers Frontier mentioned it is putting extra measures in place for customers who wish to change or cancel their expedition plans United Airlines Delta and others have made similar announcements We extend our appreciation to all of the federal employees including air traffic controllers TSA officers and others who are working without pay while continuing to get airline passengers safely to their destinations Frontier s comment read We wish to thank our customers and club members as we work to minimize the impacts The U S Journey Association estimates that over billion has been lost from the nation s expedition economic activity because of the ruling body shutdown so far The non-profit advocacy group representing members of the excursion industry sent a letter to congressional leaders on Monday urging them to reopen the leadership before the Thanksgiving holiday The American people expect and deserve a fully functioning federal regime during the peak holiday expedition season the letter read Congress must act without delay to pass a clean continuing resolution to reopen the ruling body directly and ensure full federal operations are restored in advance of the Thanksgiving trip period The cost of continued inaction will be felt by families workers businesses and communities in every part of the country The post PHL is among the airports that will see reduced flight traffic starting Friday appeared first on Billy Penn at WHYY