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AirTalk

US Domestic Flights Could Be Shut Down

By AirTalk Staff
Published Mar 24, 2020
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 19: The air traffic control tower at McCarran International Airport is shown on March 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tower is being cleaned as a result of being shut down by the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday night after a controller tested positive for COVID-19. At least 40 flights that were inbound to Las Vegas had to be diverted. The Las Vegas Terminal Radar Approach Control assumed control of the airspace as part of a contingency plan so the airport could continue operations at a reduced level. The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic on March 11th. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
The air traffic control tower at McCarran International Airport is shown on March 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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US Domestic Flights Could Be Shut Down

According to the Wall Street Journal, several U.S. airlines are considering a voluntary freeze on domestic passenger flights in the U.S. Meanwhile, the government is also thinking about restricting flights in the face of COVID-19. 

We check in on the latest.

Guests:

Leslie Josephs, reporter covering airlines for CNBC; she tweets

Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants, the union representing 50,000 flight attendants across 20 airlines; she tweets