Airline passengers are frustrated and want federal government shutdown to end

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captionElementsArray captionElements captionElementsArray forEach el if el size el style width size width px el style display block DC-area travelers brace for disruptions as the FAA cuts flights As the nation s airlines are being directed to cut flights to deal with what Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says are concerns over aviation safety airline passengers are becoming fed up Duffy ordered the first round of flight cutbacks Wednesday and is promising even deeper schedule reductions possibly as high as by next week Duffy explained cuts are necessary because about of air traffic controllers across the country are calling in sick since they are mandated to work during the shutdown but are not being paid Before the governing body shutdown experts were saying the nation s air traffic control system was already stretched too thin with an estimated controllers but a system that needed controllers The difference was often being made up with mandatory overtime Charity Barnett is a former coach who was traveling through Reagan National Airport on Friday She d been delayed numerous times and already accepted she ll get to her destination eventually But she noted the shutdown has gone on long enough I think both sides are acting like -year-olds saying Well you have to give me exactly what I want You re taught to share and to compromise in kindergarten and everyone believes their side is absolutely right Barnett explained In elementary school we learn there s more than one way to solve a dilemma and when both sides are saying the American people are suffering well you see it What are you doing to fix it And it s dependably someone else s fault At Reagan National and other airports there is plenty of frustration and passengers are constantly checking the departure and arrival boards with cancellations and delays stacking up Chosen passengers say if the shutdown continues and gets closer to the very busy Thanksgiving holiday there might be a lot more problems Related stories How will travelers be impacted after all DC-area airports were selected in FAA air traffic cuts FAA reducing air traffic by across high-volume markets during administration shutdown US flight cancellations accelerate as airlines comply with regime shutdown order We live in a day and age where we should be able to have differences but still come up with agreements that s best for the people commented a woman on her way to Jacksonville John Knight who was en course to Minneapolis believes the shutdown will ultimately cost the leadership more All the money you think you re saving to shut things off and then turn it back on it invariably costs more because projects get delayed And then if you turn it back on it s going to cost more Kevin Keane of Chicago was flying home from Reagan National He s grateful the controllers are staying on the job Very thankful for them very thankful for the sacrifices they re making and the work they re doing to keep us safe Keane disclosed adding that he s urging Republicans and Democrats to put partisan politics aside and settle their differences It s the way things are right now but it s also hopefully a motivator for us to come together start figuring out better solutions forward and better days forward I think everybody wants America to be strong and move forward in a positive way and both sides can just realize they share that motivation and come together to do it he added Car rental carriers including Hertz are seeing an increase in one-way rentals and Amtrak and motor coach companies are also seeing reservations soar Troy Steinmetz was trying to get home to Kentucky on Friday and while another rider on his canceled flight announced he was considering a rental car and driving to Louisville Steinmetz disclosed he ll hopefully get on a flight Saturday Still he was frustrated lawmakers can t see the big picture and that both sides have dug in for what is now the longest shutdown in establishment history The people in power they ll be fine But the people who need help that s what this is all about The people who need help aren t getting it And they could stop this right now but they don t want to I ll get home I don t worry about that but that s what makes me mad he explained He commented the extensive shutdown was preventable but that the people in power just don t seem to care Source