The first day of the air traffic control, caused by government spending cuts off, although the evening in New York and the surrounding some of the delay. , even if the nightmare of flight delay and cancellation, airline industry insiders predicted that will lead to from the holiday has not yet been achieved, the real test will come on Monday, traffic ramp.
From the federal aviation administration (FAA) and other information show that roughly smoothly fly on Sunday, most of the flight of time. In parts of Florida, has delayed, but these are caused by a thunderstorm.
Mark flight tracking website said the wind of the bend, John f. Kennedy airport and laguardia airport in New York, said start due to the relatively low personnel delay late Sunday night. Kennedy port of an average of 70 minutes into the flight delays, but did not check out the start delay. Laguardia airport, port of an average of 74 minutes into the flight delays, delays in 37 minutes.
The faa website said that to John f. Kennedy, laguardia airport flight delays and westchester county from Philadelphia and Orlando, Florida, with one hand.
Trade group for the United States, it represents the airlines, and predicts a big traffic, on Sunday night, said, this is "don't see the significant influence on this point." , a spokesman said the group will continue to monitor the situation, and urged the leaflets to stay in contact with their airlines.
The federal aviation administration said, "a relatively good weather" optical communication, this is a typical Sunday, help keep the delay inspection. Will work with airlines, the group said ", to minimize delay effects of lower staff "for the busy summer tourism season approaches.
Playing in last month's government budget cuts force the federal aviation administration (FAA) and other agencies spending cuts. The federal aviation administration officials say they have no choice but to leave for 47000 workers, including nearly 15000 controller. Each staff will lose their jobs every day in a week. The federal aviation administration said the plane taking off and landing is less, so don't overload controller on duty.
On Friday, aviation trade groups sued the federal aviation administration and the country's largest pilots union trying to stop a vacation. Vacation, they predict, will be delayed or cancelled flights of up to three airlines passengers around the country. Airlines also indicates their customer told the federal aviation administration to find other ways to reduce the cost.



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