Casper Airport Warns Travelers About Potential Flight Disruptions
"Fly the friendly skies" was the slogan of an advertising campaign created in the mid-1960s to give United Airlines a competitive edge over its competitors in terms of offering a better choice for air travel and customer service.
In the Mid-2010s, the slogan was relaunched and is still being used today by United. Up until this week, the friendly skies were busy with travel, and not really experiencing a large amount of issues from the government shutdown (in Wyoming at least), but that may change soon.
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A social media post from the Casper/ Natrona County International Airport explains that things may get a bit hairy in the future when you're electing to "Fly the Friendly Skies" out of Casper.
At this time, C/NCIA is not aware if our flights that originate from or are destined to Denver will be impacted.
We strongly encourage all our travelers to stay informed by checking their flight status directly with their airline and signing up for text or email alerts for the latest flight updates.
We will do our best to provide additional updates if conditions change.
We want to share our sincere gratitude to our federal partners who continue working to keep our airport, and the nation’s aviation system, running safely and efficiently.
Holiday travel is just around the corner, and if you're planning on flying out of CNCIA, it's a good idea to book your flight now.
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Even if the government reopens, which doesn't seem likely right now, will there be enough air traffic controllers willing to return to work? Let's hope so, or Thanksgiving and Christmas travel plans could be terminated.
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