US EditionUS travelers endure second day of flight cuts as government shutdown lingers
- On Nov 08, 2025 the Federal Aviation Administration began its second day of flight reductions at 40 major airports, starting with a 4% cut and around 780 cancellations.
- Air traffic controllers, unpaid since Oct. 1, have worked mandatory overtime six days a week while about 20% to 40% were absent, officials said.
- U.S. carriers canceled more than 1,000 flights over the first two days, with Charlotte Douglas International Airport hardest hit by 130 cancellations Saturday.
- American Airlines said it canceled about 220 flights per day Friday through Monday, while carriers offer fee-free rebooking or refunds and federal officials may expand cuts until U.S. Congress passes FAA pay appropriations.
- Industry leaders warn disruptions could impact the US$1.3 trillion aviation sector and increase costs linked to passenger belly freight, supporting about 7.6 million jobs, IATA reports.
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Flightmare: Thousands Of Flights Canceled By Schumer's Shutdown
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Flightmare: Thousands Of Flights Canceled By Schumer’s Shutdown. What does the GOP need to do to frame who is really at fault for the longest US Government shutdown in history? Tony Katz: I am fully aware that everybody and their mother thinks it’s a civil war. I do not think that we are in a place of a civil war. I do not think that the political right is being destroyed and MAGA being destroyed. I always …
Chaos at Airports Nationwide Worsens Amid FAA Flight Reduction
With a potential deal in the works to reopen the government, there is growing hope that air travel may soon return to normal too after weeks of shutdown-driven flight delays and cancelations. Over the weekend, the shutdown caused chaos at airports nationwide with more than 4,000 flights canceled and 15,000 delayed after the federal government ordered a 4% reduction in flights to combat staffing shortages. NBC’s Sam Brock reports for TODAY.
These are the airlines most affected by the FAA’s order to cancel thousands of flights during the government shutdown
Delta Air Lines canceled over 700 flights from US airports on Sunday, according to data from the aviation analytics firm Cirium. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images The FAA ordered airlines to cut 10% of flights at 40 major US airports. Delta Air Lines canceled the most on Sunday, at 708. That was the 11th-worst day for flight cancellations in the US since the start of 2024, according to Cirium. Thousands of flights in the US have been cance…
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