FAA Cuts Will Not Affect Pittsburgh International Airport

40 major airports across the country face reduced service because of federal shutdown.
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The Federal Aviation Administration’s plan to reduce flight capacity at dozens of airports across the country will not affect service at Pittsburgh International Airport, at least in this first round.

The list of affected airports, published by ABC News, does include Philadelphia International. A source told ABC News that the flight reductions will start at 4% on Friday and work up to 10%. The flights facing these reductions are scheduled during the hours of 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

There’s still no word about an opening day for the $1.7 billion new terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport.

The following airports that are facing cuts are:

  • Anchorage International
  • Baltimore/Washington International
  • Boston-Logan International
  • Charlotte Douglas International
  • Chicago Midway International
  • Chicago O’Hare International
  • Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International
  • Dallas-Fort Worth International
  • Dallas Love Field
  • Denver International
  • Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
  • Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International
  • George Bush Houston Intercontinental
  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
  • Honolulu International
  • Houston Hobby
  • Indianapolis International
  • Las Vegas Harry Reid International
  • Los Angeles International
  • Louisville Muhammad Ali International
  • Memphis International
  • Miami International
  • Minneapolis-Saint Paul International
  • New York LaGuardia
  • New York John F. Kennedy International
  • Newark Liberty International
  • Oakland San Francisco Bay International
  • Ontario International
  • Orlando International
  • Philadelphia International
  • Phoenix Sky Harbor International
  • Portland International
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National
  • San Diego International
  • Salt Lake City International
  • San Francisco International
  • Seattle-Tacoma International
  • Tampa International
  • Teterboro
  • Washington Dulles International
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