US: Flights down 38% for biggest airlines with virus cutting travel
Airlines have canceled thousands of flights in recent days as the impacts of Covid-19’s rapid march across the US has dramatically reduced travel. As of noon Eastern Time Monday, the 4 major carriers had cut about 5,000 flights from their schedules, or 38% of the total scheduled until then, according to FlightAware. “This is extraordinary,” said John Hansman, a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology who has studied the air-traffic system. “The only thing I can think of close to it was the controller strike under Reagan.” At least 11 air-traffic facilities operated by the FAA have been hit with disruptions as a result of employees testing positive for the virus, according to agency data. <br/>
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US: Flights down 38% for biggest airlines with virus cutting travel
Airlines have canceled thousands of flights in recent days as the impacts of Covid-19’s rapid march across the US has dramatically reduced travel. As of noon Eastern Time Monday, the 4 major carriers had cut about 5,000 flights from their schedules, or 38% of the total scheduled until then, according to FlightAware. “This is extraordinary,” said John Hansman, a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology who has studied the air-traffic system. “The only thing I can think of close to it was the controller strike under Reagan.” At least 11 air-traffic facilities operated by the FAA have been hit with disruptions as a result of employees testing positive for the virus, according to agency data. <br/>
