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.
Private flights can fly into smaller airports with no ATC. How much traffic do they make up at larger airports?
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.
Further enshrining this as the Trump shutdown
Bet ya $100 no private jet is grounded.
Oh thank god that means sports won’t be impacted.
Essential workers are still expected to show up to work even if it puts them at higher risk. Athletes flying without ATC, grocery store cashiers during covid, and republican Speaker of the House while everybody is pushing to reveal that the pedophile republican president is on the pedophile list that the Speaker is keeping hidden.
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
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.
No way it’s gonna last till then. We’re far enough in, things are starting to get real, and one side’s gonna cave
I’m not so sure. It’s only two more weeks and we’re in day 36
Three more weeks.
Still
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?
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.
Lose healthcare if they get their way or death by airplane? I choose shutdown.
Do it you coward.
And of course I have to fly across the country next week for business. Perfect timing. Oh well. This is the pain the country needs to feel—the consequence of supporting Trump. I’m off to have the week someone else voted for.
