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Multiple airlines are offering refunds and free flight changes to passengers whose travel plans have been impacted by restrictions amid the record-breaking government shutdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bryan Bedford, head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), said Wednesday that the agency will reduce capacity<\/a> by 10 percent at 40 \u201chigh-traffic\u201d airports around the country starting Friday morning. The move comes as air traffic controller staffing shortages hamper facilities nationwide. <\/p>\n

In accordance with the FAA\u2019s guidance, United Airlines is cutting 4 percent of its flights each day through the weekend, a company spokesperson told NewsNation, The Hill\u2019s sister company. The airline added it is \u201cdoing our best to minimize disruption for our customers and crews.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a letter on the company\u2019s website<\/a>, United CEO Scott Kirby said the airline plans to give customers \u201cseveral days\u2019 advance notice\u201d regarding flight changes. He added that United\u2019s long-haul international flights and hub-to-hub trips will not be impacted, as the company will focus its reductions on \u201cregional flying and domestic mainline flights that do not travel between our hubs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kirby also said that all customers who do not wish to travel amid the restrictions, even those whose flights are not impacted, are eligible for a refund. <\/p>\n

American Airlines, meanwhile, said in a press release<\/a> Thursday that it expects that the \u201cvast majority of our customers\u2019 travel will be unaffected, and long-haul international travel will remain as scheduled.\u201d American Airlines also said it will refund customers whose flights are canceled \u201cfor any reason\u201d and that customers can change their flight or request a refund without penalty. <\/p>\n

Delta Air Lines also expressed confidence that most of its customers\u2019 travel plans, including long-haul international flights, will not be impacted by the restrictions. In a release<\/a>, Delta said that all customers traveling to, from or through the impacted markets while the capacity limits are in place may change, cancel or refund their flights without penalty. <\/p>\n

Bedford, during a press conference<\/a> alongside Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, cited the need to \u201ctake the pressure off of\u201d air traffic controllers, who are set to miss their second consecutive paycheck on Tuesday amid the record-long government shutdown. <\/p>\n

So far Thursday, more than 3,300 flights within, into or out of the U.S. have been delayed, with at least 68 such flights canceled, according to the flight-tracking site FlightAware<\/a>. It is unclear what percentage of those flights were disrupted because of controller staffing shortages.<\/p>\n

The FAA is expected to announce the airports impacted by the restrictions later Thursday, while a preliminary list was obtained<\/a> by NewsNation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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