WASHINGTON | December 11, 2023 – The following statement is attributable to Airlines for America (A4A):

We are grateful to Chairman Sam Graves and Ranking Member Rick Larsen for their leadership in securing passage of an FAA extension which is necessary to ensure the FAA’s operating authority over the holidays when nearly 40 million people are expected to fly and packages are being delivered daily.

U.S. airlines are prepared to meet this season’s high demand and are relieved to have certainty at such a critical time for the flying and shipping public.

Our National Airspace System remains at an inflection point, and operating extension-to-extension is not conducive to the efficiency of our airspace. We continue to encourage a bipartisan Senate work product so that conference between chambers can produce a long-term reauthorization.