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Lingering flight disruptions expected after government reopens
Flight cancellations exceed 9,000 nationwide due to FAA-mandated reductions amid staffing shortages, with recovery expected to take days or weeks after the shutdown ends.
- Although the government is moving to reopen, airlines warned flight disruptions could continue, and the Federal Aviation Administration has not lifted its emergency flight-reduction order.
- The shutdown that began on Oct. 1 forced federal workers including air traffic controllers and TSA agents to work without pay, deepening the Federal Aviation Administration's shortfall of about 3,000 controllers.
- Under FAA mandates, airlines canceled more than 3,000 flights at 40 high-traffic U.S. airports, with cancellations of 1,199 on Nov. 11, according to FlightAware.
- More than 5 million air travelers have been affected, with major U.S. airlines offering refunds and flexibility through the week, according to Airlines for America.
- With the Thanksgiving travel period beginning next week and 800 flights for Wednesday, Nov. 12 already cancelled, experts say recovery will take days to a week due to airline operations staff repositioning.
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Floridians feel lingering effects of government shutdown
President Donald Trump on Wednesday night signed legislation to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Experts say the return to normal operations could take time. University of Central Florida political analyst Dr. Larry Walker told FOX 35 that “relief at airports will be slow and steady,” with normal schedules likely resuming over several days.
Airlines have cancelled more than 9,000 flights in the United States since the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered flight cuts at the end of last week, mainly to ease demand on control towers that are understaffed during the federal government's shutdown.
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