US airlines are planning for passenger flights shutdown

Bloomberg

US airlines are drafting plans for a potential voluntary shutdown of virtually all passenger flights as government agencies also consider ordering a similar move, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing unidentified industry and federal officials.
No final decisions have been made by the airlines or White House, but airlines would generally favour a government order, WSJ cites an industry official familiar as saying.
Voluntary shutdown could violate some labour contracts that stipulate minimum flights.
President Trump and advisers reluctant to stop commercial flights in part because passenger jets also carry a large portion of mail and cargo shipments.