All three of New York’s major airports. JFK, Newark and LaGuardia, were bracing for possible cuts in flights ahead of the FAA’s announced reductions Friday as the ongoing federal government shutdown dragged on.
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford announced Wednesday that the feds would be cutting 10% of air travel across 40 “high volume” airports, amid a worsening staffing crunch at air traffic control facilities.
The restrictions, Bedford said, would go into effect Friday. A spokeswoman for the FAA told the Daily News the list of airports expected to be impacted by the 10% reduction in flights has not yet been released.
But ABC News reported Thursday that it had obtained the list of airports slated for flight reductions, a list that included LaGuardia, Newark and JFK airports, as wel

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