From the United web site...
Update regarding sequester impacts on travel
Any tips to minimize the pain? What happens when United cancels my non-refundable ticket due to FAA delays? Seems like checking luggage would not be advisable.
Update regarding sequester impacts on travel
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Last updated April 19, 2013 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it intends to furlough some air traffic controllers and related FAA employees in response to the U.S. governments budget sequestration. While we dont yet know what the full result of these furloughs will be, we expect that they will have a significant impact on operations for all airlines, including United, and result in significant delays across the nations air traffic system. The FAA has noted that each day they expect to delay more than 6,700 flights by implementing ground-delay programs or other traffic management initiatives, effectively limiting the number of aircraft departures per hour. Industry-wide, the FAAs plan could delay one out of every three people who fly, and the delays could be significant. We are developing contingency plans to operate under this reduced air traffic control capacity, in order to minimize the impact of sequestration-related delays on our customers. United employees will continue working hard to deliver good customer service and reliable transportation despite this challenge. We will continue to post any available updates regarding the impacts of the sequestration budget cuts on airline operations. |