Hollywood Grounded as FAA Prohibits Private Jets at Major Airports

The government shutdown has come for the preferred mode of transportation for media moguls and the celebrity class: Private jets.

While the Senate made moves late Sunday night to begin the process of ending the shutdown, which has now stretched beyond 40 days, staffing shortages among currently unpaid air traffic controllers have forced the FAA to place limits on flights to as not to overburden the airspace.

Last week that meant initiating a 10 percent reduction in flights at airports across the country. As of Monday, that order now effectively shut down private jet travel at some of the most important airports in the country, according to the national Business Aviation Association, a trade group that represents the private aircraft industry.

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