US airlines reduce flight cuts for Friday despite 6% FAA order
- - US airlines reduce flight cuts for Friday despite 6% FAA order
ReutersNovember 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Travelers check their flight status at Dulles International airport as the nation's air travel system begins to return to normal, as the U.S. government opens back up following the longest shutdown in U.S. history, in Dulles, Virginia, U.S. November 13, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. airlines have cut far fewer flights for Friday despite no change in a requirement that they cut 6% of domestic flights at the 40 busiest American airports, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium and airline officials.
The Federal Aviation Administration late on Wednesday said it would freeze mandatory flight cuts at 6%, and would not hike cancellation requirements as previously announced. Cirium said that after cancelling around 3.5% of total flights on Wednesday Thursday, airlines have canceled just 1.4% for Friday.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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