Even When the Shutdown Ends, Flight Cancellations Won’t

It will be days—perhaps longer—before U.S. air travel snaps back to normal from the disruptions driven by the government shutdown.Airlines need a few days to get crews in place for flight schedules to resume fully.

FAA freezes flight cancellations at 6% as House is set to vote to end shutdown

The House is set to vote on a Senate-passed bill to end the government shutdown later Wednesday. President Donald Trump has indicated he supports the measure.

FAA reductions in air traffic enter third day as US flights delayed and canceled

Flight delays and cancellations are piling up Sunday across the U.S. after the Federal Aviation Administration cut flights at 40 U.S. airports on Friday following a monthlong government shutdown.

Over 2,000 flights canceled in US on Monday as President Trump tells air traffic controllers: 'Get back to work, NOW'

More than 1,500 flights were canceled across the country early on Monday amid the Federal Aviation Administration's limiting capacity at 40 major U.S. airports.

Flight cuts underway in Philadelphia and across the country; Republicans planning new bills to end shutdown

The FAA said it is reducing flights in Philly and other cities to alleviate pressure on air traffic controllers amid the government shutdown.
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