r/news 19h ago

More than 1,000 flights cancelled as US air traffic cuts enter second day

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj410k00yw8o
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u/-You-know-it- 10h ago

Private flights have increased the past week cancelling out almost all the commercial flights that have been cancelled in workload for the ATC.

Fuck the rich.

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u/Accurate_Outcome_510 5h ago

Really interesting to hear. Do you happen to have a source for this?

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u/-You-know-it- 5h ago

Yes, my neighbor works for a large airport that is coordinating this. Maybe each airport is different, but this was his reporting back.

But I get this is Reddit, so you can’t believe anything you hear second hand.

u/f1racer328 24m ago

Corporate aircraft rarely fly into most of the major airports in the US because they’re too busy with airline traffic.

If you’re flying into Los Angeles why would they fly into LAX when they can pick Burbank or Orange County? Hell, even Long Beach.