Reuters: U.S.: U.S. air travelers will feel budget cut effects quickly: union

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U.S. air travelers will feel budget cut effects quickly: union Feb 22nd 2013, 18:26 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Panetta notifies Congress of Pentagon plan to furlough civilians Wed, Feb 20 2013 White House warns of damaging "sequestration" spending cuts Fri, Feb 8 2013 Obama proposes short-term budget fix, Republicans swiftly object Tue, Feb 5 2013 Transportation chief LaHood to step down Tue, Jan 29 2013 Pentagon cutting jobs, maintenance due to budget fears: official Fri, Jan 25 2013 Analysis & Opinion Budget 2013: India has no room for a populist budget Ray LaHood was, surprisingly, the right man for the job A traveller walks to his flight at Ronald Reagan National Airport as the sun rises in Washington, September 24, 2008. Credit: Reuters/Jason Reed WASHINGTON | Fri Feb 22, 2013 1:26pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. air travelers will face increased delays and potentially higher prices if cuts to the U.S. Transportation Department's budget go into effect on March 1 as part of planned across-the-board government reductions, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association said on Friday. "Travelers and users of the National Airspace System, from commercial passengers to businesses of all sizes to the military, will feel the impact of the cuts throughout the spring and summer," the union said in statement. It followed a White House briefing in which U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood warned of widespread disruption to the U.S. air travel system if the automatic spending cuts take effect. (Reporting By Doug Palmer; Editing by Vicki Allen) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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