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Thursday, April 25, 2013  With flight delays mounting, the Senate has passed legislation to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for inconveniencing large numbers of travelers.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  The White House now says it's willing to consider legislation that would give the administration the budget-cutting flexibility to avoid furloughs of air traffic controllers.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says U.S. airports, including Los Angeles International and O'Hare International in Chicago, are already experiencing delays as a result of automatic federal spending cuts.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Automatic federal spending cuts take effect Friday after lawmakers were unable to reach an agreement. President Barack Obama says it may take a couple of weeks or a couple of months to reach a deal to end Washington's battle over spending cuts.

Friday, March 01, 2013  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is looking at possibly eliminating overnight shifts at the air traffic control tower at Hancock and furloughs for tens of thousands of workers.

Monday, February 25, 2013  If automatic spending cuts go into effect on Friday, your next flight out of Hancock Airport could be delayed.

Thursday, January 26, 2012  On Thursday, new federal rules go into effect making it easier to figure out just how much that next airline ticket will cost you.

Thursday, January 27, 2011  The Syracuse area has been spared from the latest storm to hit the Northeast, but if you travel by air, the storm is causing havoc with your travel plans.

Friday, December 24, 2010  Here are some links we've put together if you are traveling by air, highway or rail:

Thursday, November 04, 2010  A new government report criticizes attempts to reduce airport chaos in New York, saying scheduling rules continue to put too many planes in line when weather is the worst, disrupting air travel across the United States.

Saturday, February 06, 2010  An enormous winter storm hitting the Mid Atlantic States is affecting flights in and out of Hancock Airport in Syracuse.

Thursday, November 19, 2009  Upstate airport officials say they haven't been hit yet by the flight cancellations and delays caused by a glitch in the FAA's air traffic system.