The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday it will not eliminate midnight shifts at Syracuse Hancock International Airport’s air traffic control tower.

“By keeping the midnight shift, we ensure the safety and dependability of Hancock to the flying public,” Mayor Stephanie Miner said in a statement.

In February, the FAA said it would consider closing more than 100 air traffic control towers and eliminating midnight shifts at more than 60, in an effort to save about $600 million. The proposed tower closures and shift reductions were a result of across-the-board federal spending cuts.  Miner spoke out against the proposed cuts, even sending a letter to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.

The Department of Aviation in Syracuse directed comment to the FAA.

Jim Peters, an FAA spokesman for the Eastern Region, provided a statement that said the administration doesn’t plan on eliminating the midnight shifts. It didn’t go into detail about why the administration reached that decision.

U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei (D-DeWitt) also released a statement that said he’s pleased the midnight shifts won’t be eliminated.

“Preventing the elimination of these shifts was an all-hands-on-deck effort and is an example of how when we work together as community we can achieve results and get things done,” Maffei said in the statement.