The Biden administration activated the Civil Reserve Air Fleet on Aug. 22 to help with the evacuation of people from Afghanistan, although the flights won’t directly head to the beleaguered Asian nation. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, according to a statement from the Pentagon, activated the fleet and is asking U.S. airlines and charter carriers to take Americans, Afghans who worked with the U.S. government, and other “at-risk individuals” to other locations. “The current activation is for 18 aircraft: three each from American Airlines, Atlas Air, Delta Air Lines, and Omni Air; two from Hawaiian Airlines; and four from United Airlines,” the statement says. “The Department does not anticipate a major impact to commercial flights from this activation.” But it noted that Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) aircraft won’t fly to the airport in Kabul, where thousands of U.S. troops are still stationed in a chaotic and desperate attempt to evacuate tens of …
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