The Federal Aviation Administration said it may delay some space launches to minimize disruption to commercial air travel and provide “equitable” access to airspace near launch sites. | Reuters
FILE PHOTO: An aircraft approaches to land at Miami International Airport after the Federal Aviation Administration said it had slowed the volume of airplane traffic over Florida due to an air traffic computer issue, in Miami, Florida, US. January 2, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Bello
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday it may delay some space launches to minimize disruption to commercial air travel and provide “equitable” access to airspace near launch sites. Space launches have often snarled air schedules, especially in congested Florida airspace. Officials are worried about a repeat of last summer’s air travel woes – when more than 50,000 flights were cancelled in the United States and hundreds of thousands others delayed – in the face of rising demand and airline and flight control staffing shortages.
Airlines for America, which represents major carriers, praised the FAA for the move. It said planned launches have sometimes been scrapped at the last minute, resulting in hours of restriced airspace and wasted emissions as planes waited at their gates.
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