Cancellation of hundreds of flights in the United States following the implementation of plans to reduce the activities of the Federal Aviation Administration

According to Isna, the cancellation of flights by major American companies has affected 40 high-traffic airports of this country; Because the authorities are trying to reduce the work pressure when many employees are working without pay.

According to NBC, the director of the Federal Aviation Administration said in this regard that this decision was made to deal with the “excessive fatigue” of flight controllers; People who have been working without receiving salaries since the beginning of the government shutdown on October 1.

Up to 4% of flights were canceled on Friday, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration. This figure is supposed to increase gradually until it reaches 10% on November 14. This means that about 4,400 flights will be canceled daily.

Passengers expressed their anger and frustration with this situation. “I think the government is playing with people’s lives,” one of them told NBC.

Another passenger described the situation as “overwhelming and unfair”, especially for unpaid workers.

The current US government shutdown has now entered its 38th day and has broken the record for the longest shutdown in the history of the country. The previous record of 35 days belonged to the first administration of Donald Trump in 2019.

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