Denver Airport has made a proposal to the FAA requesting approval to step in and pay the Air Traffic Controllers, TSA agents, and other federal staff at the airport, during this prolonged government shutdown across the country, in hopes of avoiding the 10% capacity reduction which the FAA has mandated in 40 airports across the United States.

However, the airport is yet to hear back, and the airport has stipulated that the costs of these additional staff wages will be reimbursed once the government is back up and running.

Denver Airport's Proposal To The FAA

Denver International Airport (DEN) is one of the 40 airports in the US named by the FAA, which recently stated that these airports will see a 10% mandated reduction in capacity as the nation's aviation sector tries to cope with the

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