logo
welcome
ABC News

ABC News

Canyon de Chelly in Arizona will become latest national park unit to ban commercial air tours

ABC News
Summary
Nutrition label

82% Informative

Commercial air tours will soon be prohibited over Canyon de Chelly National Monument .

The park service says the plan was was signed Thursday and will take effect in 180 days .

The sightseeing flights reportedly date back to the 1930s , when crews building the Hoover Dam asked helicopter pilots to give flyovers to their families.

Critics say the flights are an unnecessarily dangerous way to view some of the most stunning public lands.

VR Score

87

Informative language

90

Neutral language

48

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

65

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

Affiliate links

no affiliate links