Transportation Department, Flight cuts
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The federal government has been shut down since Oct. 1, marking the longest shutdown in history. The travel industry is feeling the strain with air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers sworking without pay resulting in staffing shortages that in turn led to
The Department of Transportation might be forced to shut down the airspace in certain parts of the country if the government shutdown continues into next week.
As the government shutdown drags on, air traffic controllers will now be missing their second paycheck, raising concerns over flight operations and safety.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has outlined a $3.2 billion plan to add express lanes along 11 miles of Interstate 77 from the South Carolina line to the Brookshire Freeway in Uptown Charlotte.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday warned that flight disruptions could skyrocket in the coming days if the House of Representatives does not vote to end the longest government shutdown in U.
O'Hare is one of the airports across the country seeing flights reduced. Airlines began cutting flights on Friday in response to a mandate from the U.S. Department of Transportation to reduce air traffic.