The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce flights at dozens of major airports as early as Friday if no shutdown deal is reached, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced at a news conference Wednesday.
Ten percent of air traffic at 40 busy airports would be cut, potentially impacting thousands of flights, though the details of how many and which specific airports will be cut was not announced.
Not a lot of people realize just how polluting airplanes are. The government basically is about to affect the weather locally this winter.
This winter in the PNW is supposed to be more rainy. Its already showing signs of that. So I wonder if removing a 1/4 of the most polluting vehicles will change things. Although according to the news people are not just gonna stay home. So this could swing from train travel to massive car gridlock.
I’m gonna sit here and watch the rat race.
That reminds me, I need to call my Senators. I have one from each party. I tell the ® how much the shutdown is hurting me and my entire extended family and tell them I want them to end the shutdown even if it means giving the Democrats everything they want. Then I call the (D) and tell them that I know they’re under pressure to end the shutdown but me and my entire extended family have talked it over and we really really need them to stand firm about Medicaid money and access, ACA premiums, food stamps access, etc.
It’s a fun game I’ve been playing every week, and I encourage y’all to join in!
I like the cut of your jib!
Where’s the list?
No, not the list of airports affected. The other list. We haven’t forgotten, Donald.
Well, if they’re cutting flights to reduce the burden on ATC, I’d have to assume they’re cutting private flights first.
It only makes sense.
For clarification do you mean the pedo-island list?
The one that Trump is on? Yes.
Hilarious. The republicans are going to reduce CO2 emissions to own the libs. Imagine how they would react if dems wanted to pass a bill to limit airline flights to reduce emissions. lol.
Bet ya $100 no private jet is grounded.
Further enshrining this as the Trump shutdown
Thanksgiving traffic gonna be fun
We really shouldn’t be partaking in travel this holiday season anyway to go along with not buying crap movement.
An interesting approach to a crackdown on emissions
I wonder how those Airline Companies, you know the one’s who make so much money from flying airplanes, in and out of airports, feel about these Anti-Trans…portation measures?
Bets on whether every one is in a blue state?
Would be hilarious because that’s usually where people need to fly, since that’s where all the money is… Lol
They just saw that elections results negatively impacted them due to them pulling crap like not negotiating to reopen the government and yet they double down.
