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Military airspace to be opened over July 4th



By AP
02 July 2008 @ 02:26 pm EST

WASHINGTON - The Department of Transportation said Wednesday the U.S. military will open secured airspace on the East Coast to commercial aircraft over the July Fourth weekend, in an effort to reduce traveler delays.

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Airspace from Maine to Florida will be released from 6 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 3 to 6 a.m. EDT on Monday, July 7.

The airspace was also cleared for commercial flights on Memorial Day, Christmas and Thanksgiving.

Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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