Delays and cancellations have been up at Eugene Airport this week as it deals with government shutdown-related flight reductions at large airports.
The issues are a ripple effect of last week’s announcement by the Federal Aviation Administration that it would cancel up to 10% of flights from 40 major airports due to the then-ongoing government shutdown.
“We’re not one of those 40 large hub airports that were impacted, but those planes go somewhere, right? Many of them go to medium and small hubs,” said Cathryn Stephens, airport director for the City of Eugene…