FAA, FlightAware and the shutdown
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The Federal Aviation Administration is cutting flights at 40 U.S. airports beginning Friday, Nov. 7, as air traffic controllers and TSA agents continue to go unpaid during the government shutdown.
Austin-Bergstrom received an FAA ground delay order Friday for all arriving flights but officials said departures also could be impacted.
Under an emergency order issued by the FAA on Thursday, airlines are required to reduce operations at the 40 "high-impact airports" by 6% by Nov. 11 and by 10% by Nov. 14. Any airline that does not comply will be fined $75,000 per flight over the limit, according to the FAA order.
Government shutdown triggers massive flight delays and cancellations ahead of Thanksgiving, with over 14,900 flights delayed this week across major U.S. airports.