Planning to fly out of Denver starting Friday?
Just make sure you check your email, airline app or website to track whether your flight will be one of those caught up in the latest change by the federal government shutdown.
United Airlines plans to keep all flights between hubs intact, with no disruptions. Denver is a United hub. Other hubs are in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
Southwest Airlines said the “vast majority” of customers won’t be impacted, but the airline will proactively let travelers know well in advance.
Delta also assured customers that it “expects to operate the vast majority of our flights as scheduled, including all long-haul international service,” the company said.
Frontier Airlines said the same, though some schedule changes will likely be necessary. Passengers are advised to check with the company’s website or app for the latest updates.
Forty “high-volume” U.S. airports have been ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration to reduce air traffic by 10% starting Friday due to staffing shortages from the ongoing federal government shutdown, which is now in day 37 and the longest in the nation’s history. Air traffic controllers, already a stressed-out occupation, have been working without pay, like other essential federal workers, since Oct. 1.
NBC reported Thursday that Denver International Airport is among the 40.
Late Wednesday, DIA officials were still trying to figure out the local impact.
“We are aware of the announcement and will work with the FAA to understand specific impacts, including whether DEN will be one of the 40 airports affected,” a spokesperson said in an email.
Denver was the third busiest airport last year with more than 82.4 million passengers traveling through it, according to the Airports Council International. The airport is a revenue generator for the state and collects money from car rentals, hotels, restaurants and other non-airline revenue. The airport’s economic impact is estimated at $47.2 billion a year for the state.
DIA has 1,800 federal workers and asked the FAA on Wednesday if it can use airport revenues to support the controllers. There has been no update as of Thursday morning.
United CEO Scott Kirby laid out a few more details in a staff memo the company shared with The Colorado Sun. International flights and hub-to-hub travel will continue uninterrupted.
And they are allowing customers to cancel flights and get refunds even if their flight isn’t impacted — including “non-refundable tickets and those customers with basic economy tickets.”
Kirby also pointed out that early November is typically a less busy travel season so “our flights have more seats available than before the summer, meaning we should be able to find seats for many customers even if their flight is canceled.”
Officials from Colorado Springs Airport are also trying to understand the local impact for travelers.
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