Tag: flight safety
Shutdown’s End: Will ‘Normal’ Air Travel Begin?
The shutdown may end this week, but will travel woes end with them? Experts weigh in.
Will the End of the Shutdown Save Thanksgiving?
With the end of the shutdown in sight, how will a controller shortage and already-cancelled flights impact holiday travel?
FAA Cuts Flights at 40 Major Airports
Due to the government shutdown, the FAA reduced flights at 40 major airports to enhance safety amid controller shortages.
Is It Safe to Fly Yet?
We have about a 1/4300 chance of getting COVID-19 on a full two-hour flight—that is, about 1 in 4,300 passengers will pick up the virus, on average. The odds of getting the virus are about half that, 1/7,700, if airlines leave the middle seat empty.
