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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Funk

FAA reduces SFO arrivals, setting up delays amid runway work and safety concerns

ICE San Francisco Airport - (Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Travelers can expect roughly one quarter of the flights to be delayed by at least half an hour at San Francisco International Airport over the next six months after the Federal Aviation Administration this week cut a third of its arrivals because of safety concerns and runway construction.

A temporary runway project and permanent FAA rule change announced Tuesday means San Francisco’s airport will go from 54 plane arrivals an hour to 36 arrivals. It is not yet clear if any flights will be cut.

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