RI International Airport Issues Statement About FAA Ordered Cuts

RI International Airport Issues Statement About FAA Ordered Cuts

In light of the decision by the Trump administration and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, the government announced Wednesday that 40 "high-volume" areas will have their air traffic cut by 10% in the coming days to cope with shortages of air traffic controllers, who are working without pay during the 36-day-long shutdown.

While RI International Airport was not on the list of 40 airports, non-direct flights could be impacted. 

“We are working with every airline that services PVD to understand local impacts. Each airline will have to make independent decisions on how it will operate.  Every airport in the country will likely be impacted by this situation in some manner,” said Bill Fischer, a spokesperson for the RI Airport Corporation

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“We are urging passengers to continue to check with their airline before arriving at the airport as this is a fluid situation,” added Fischer.

 

Here's the list of the airports initially impacted:

Anchorage International (ANC)
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL)
Boston Logan International (BOS)
Baltimore/Washington International (BWI)
Charlotte Douglas International (CLT)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG)
Dallas Love (DAL)
Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA)
Denver International (DEN)
Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW)
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW)
Newark Liberty International (EWR)
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International (FLL)
Honolulu International (HNL)
Houston Hobby (HOU)
Washington Dulles International (IAD)
George Bush Houston Intercontinental (IAH)
Indianapolis International (IND)
New York John F Kennedy International (JFK)
Las Vegas Harry Reid International (LAS)
Los Angeles International (LAX)
New York LaGuardia (LGA)
Orlando International (MCO)
Chicago Midway (MDW)
Memphis International (MEM)
Miami International (MIA)
Minneapolis/St Paul International (MSP)
Oakland International (OAK)
Ontario International (ONT)
Chicago O`Hare International (ORD)
Portland International (PDX)
Philadelphia International (PHL)
Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX)
San Diego International (SAN)
Louisville International (SDF)
Seattle/Tacoma International (SEA)
San Francisco International (SFO)
Salt Lake City International (SLC)
Teterboro (TEB)
Tampa International (TPA)