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Air travel could get messier this weekend as the FAA reduces flights at 40 high-traffic airports starting Friday. Cleveland Hopkins isn’t on the list, but passengers could still see delays and cancellations.
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Cleveland travelers could feel fallout as FAA orders flight reductions at dozens of U.S. airports
Cleveland Hopkins isn't among the airports facing cuts, but local passengers will still feel impacts as airlines adjust schedules.
While CLE and CAK are not directly on the FAA’s list, connecting flights through hubs could be impacted for local passengers.
Officials for both CLE and CAK are warning passengers passing through those airports that, while neither is subject to flight reductions, a ripple effect is likely to still create havoc for local travelers. Airports in the region that could have an outsized impact on Northeast Ohio's airports include Detroit Metro, Chicago Midway and Indianapolis.
WJW-TV Cleveland on MSN
Will FAA flight reductions affect holiday travel at Hopkins airport?
A local travel expert warned that Northeast Ohio travelers could still experience the downstream effects of the cuts.
The FOX 8 I-Team has uncovered what happened as a passenger plane and a helicopter nearly collided in the sky outside Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
NTSB is investigating an incident where a Boeing 737 and a medical transport helicopter came closer than the minimum safe distance near Cleveland Hopkins airport.
WKYC-TV Cleveland on MSN
Security lines at Cleveland Hopkins Airport on Nov. 7
Hundreds of people are waiting in line at Cleveland Hopkins Airport, as the ongoing government shutdown impacts staffing. Video taken Nov. 7 at 4:30 a.m.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday, Nov. 2 it is sending a team to investigate an Oct. 29 close call between a Southwest Airlines jet and a medical helicopter near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in Ohio.
With one Cleveland development saga ending, another begins — or, rather, coasts back into the limelight.
Frontier Airlines will discontinue several destinations from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in January, including popular routes to New York City and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Frontier spokesman Rob Harris said the routes are “being paused based on current market demand.