{"id":171158,"date":"2025-11-09T00:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T00:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/airlines-cut-flights-cancellations-mount-as-government-shutdown-disrupts-travel-latest-on-impact-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T00:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T00:12:09","slug":"airlines-cut-flights-cancellations-mount-as-government-shutdown-disrupts-travel-latest-on-impact-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/airlines-cut-flights-cancellations-mount-as-government-shutdown-disrupts-travel-latest-on-impact-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Airlines cut flights, cancellations mount as government shutdown disrupts travel \u2014 latest on impact – NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

The FAA-mandated flight cancellations will ramp up to 10% by Nov. 14.
Coverage on this live blog has ended. Please <\/strong><\/em>click here<\/strong><\/em><\/a> for the latest updates.<\/strong><\/em>
Travelers at Miami International Airport express frustration after more than 1,000 flights were canceled and over 5,000 delayed.
\u201cI\u2019m a little worried,\u201d said one woman traveling to the Dominical Republic to visit family. The FAA-mandated flight cancellations could lead to a 10% reduction by Nov. 14.
Over 5,000 flights traveling into, out of and within the U.S. have been delayed as of this evening, according to FlightAware.com.
More than 1,100 flights have also been canceled.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is in the lead with almost 600 flights delayed and over 150 canceled. Charlotte Douglas International Airport is in close second, with almost 400 delays and over 130 cancellations.
In terms of airlines, SkyWest has canceled 188 flights and delayed 241 so far today, while Delta Air Lines has canceled 114 and delayed 748.
Departures to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport are delayed by over five hours, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Departures from the Newark airport are delayed by over two hours as well.
Also due to staffing, flights to John F. Kennedy International Airport are delayed by almost three hours, while flights leaving the airport are delayed by almost two hours, according to the FAA.
Over 1,000 flights traveling into, out of, or within the U.S. have been canceled as of 3:00 p.m. ET today, according to FlightAware.com.
More than 4,200 flights have been delayed.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport has had the most cancellations so far, with over 130 canceled flights. The airport has also had over 360 delayed flights.
Newark Liberty International Airport is in close second, with 109 cancellations and 322 delays.
A ground stop has been issued at Nashville International Airport due to staffing, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Flights traveling to the airport have been grounded until 3:45 p.m. ET, with a 30% to 60% chance that it will be extended.
Hundreds of flights at the busiest airports in the U.S. are being scratched this weekend as airlines move forward with\u00a0reducing air service due<\/a>\u00a0to the lingering\u00a0government shutdown<\/a>.
So far, the\u00a0Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0mandated slowdown across the airline industry that began Friday hasn\u2019t caused any\u00a0widespread disruptions<\/a>. But it has widened the impact of what\u2019s now the nation\u2019s\u00a0longest federal shutdown<\/a>.
\u201cWe all travel. We all have somewhere to be,\u201d said Emmy Holguin, 36, who was flying out of Miami Saturday to visit family in the Dominican Republic for the week. \u201cI\u2019m hoping that the government can take care of this.\u201d
Analysts warn that the\u00a0upheaval will intensify<\/a>\u00a0and be felt far beyond air travel if the cancellations pick up and move closer to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Already there are concerns about the impact on cities and businesses that rely on tourism and the possibility of shipping interruptions that could delay getting holiday items on store shelves.
Here\u2019s what to know about the flight reductions:
The first day of the\u00a0Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0slowdown saw more than 1,000 flights canceled, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions.
Nearly 900 were off for Saturday \u2014 typically a slow travel day. The airport serving Charlotte, North Carolina, was by far the hardest hit with 120 arriving and departing flights canceled by midday.
Airports in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, and Orlando, Florida, were among the most disrupted. Staffing shortages in Charlotte and Newark, New Jersey, were slowing traffic too.
Not all the cancellations were due to the\u00a0FAA order<\/a>, and those numbers represent just a small portion of the overall flights nationwide, but they are certain to rise in the coming days if the slowdown continues.
The FAA said the reductions impacting all commercial airlines are starting at 4% of flights at\u00a040 targeted airports<\/a>\u00a0and will be bumped up again on Tuesday before hitting 10% of flights on Friday.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned this week that even more flight cuts might be needed if the government shutdown continues and more air traffic controllers are off the job.
Air traffic controllers have gone without paychecks for nearly a month as the shutdown continues, leading many to call in sick and add to already existing\u00a0staffing shortages<\/a>.
Most controllers are working mandatory overtime six days a week during the shutdown without pay, and some are taking second jobs to pay their bills, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association has said.
Most were relieved to find that airlines largely stayed on schedule Friday, and those whose flights were called off were able to quickly rebook. So far, longer international flights haven\u2019t been interrupted.
There\u2019s still a lot of uncertainty about what flights will be canceled next.
And not everyone has the means to pay for a hotel or deal with a last-minute disruption, said Heather Xu, 46, who was in Miami on Saturday after a cruise and flying home to Puerto Rico.
\u201cTravel is stressful enough, then you put these disruptions in place and it really makes everything more challenging,\u201d she said.
Rental car companies<\/a>\u00a0reported a sharp increase in one-way reservations Friday, and some people are simply canceling flights altogether.
Restrictions on private jets “are already in place,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said this afternoon.
“We\u2019ve reduced their volume at high traffic airports \u2014 instead having private jets utilize smaller airports or airfields so busy controllers can focus on commercial aviation,” he wrote on X. “That\u2019s only fair.”
Duffy added that jets used for emergencies, law enforcement and medical transport will be prioritized.
Departures to Newark Liberty International Airport are delayed for over four hours due to staffing, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Departures heading to John F. Kennedy International Airport are delayed by almost three hours, also due to staffing.
<\/span>Travelers at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Nov. 7.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Lokman Vural Elibol \/ Anadolu via Getty Images<\/span>
A ground stop was issued at Chicago O’Hare International Airport due to staffing, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Departures to the airport have been grounded as a result, and departures from the airport are also delayed by about 15 minutes.
The ground stop went into effect at 12:24 p.m. ET is expected to persist until 1:45 p.m. ET.
Over 3,300 flights traveling to, from and within the U.S. have been delayed and 914 were canceled as of this afternoon, according to FlightAware.com<\/a>.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport remains in the lead with over 300 delays and almost 130 cancellations. Chicago O’Hare International Airport follows closely behind with 280 delays and 83 cancelations.
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport has had 189 delays and 56 cancellations, while John F. Kennedy International Airport has almost 300 delays and 50 cancellations, per FlightAware.com
Concerned about long security lines and flight cancellations, Rubina Hundal arrived to Chicago O\u2019Hare International Airport very early for her flight this morning.
“I’m like super stressed if I’m gonna make it to my flight, because the lines seem to be super long,” Hundal told NBC News. “And every time I get an email from an airline saying, ‘Oh, my God, we’re really sorry,’ and I’m like, please don’t cancel my flight.”
<\/span>Travelers wait in line at a security checkpoint at O'Hare International Airport on Nov. 7.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Kamil Krzaczynski \/ AFP – Getty Images<\/span>
Hundal, who is Indian and lived in Canada prior to moving to Chicago, said the disruption of federal benefits for many seemed “absurd” to her.
“I just feel like, even the greatest economy on Earth is not immune to being indifferent about the lives of their people,” Hundal said. “And that’s actually kind of sad for me when I think about it, because beyond my flight delay, is just a blip in front of people who don’t, who aren’t getting their SNAP benefits, or people who are not getting paid, or who are getting furloughed.”
Ilyse Strongin, who is traveling to Mexico for a spa retreat, also spoke about what the shutdown has meant government workers, including air traffic controllers, who are not getting paid to do their jobs.
“That’s so unfair,” Strongin said. “How can they tell their government employees to work and not get paid?”
Mike Arenson said the shutdown’s impact on air traffic controllers poses a safety concern for him.
“Just, these people are doing their jobs, they’re not getting paid,” he said. “How would you do at your job without getting paid?”
Duffy previously said flight delays and cancellations are ways to ensure safety<\/a>.
\u201cBut with this shutdown, it would be dishonest to say that more risk is not injected into the system,\u201d he said. \u201cThere is more risk in the system.\u201d
Hawaii’s Department of Transportation (HDOT) has sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy requesting an exemption from the mandated flight cuts, “citing the state’s unique reliance on air travel,” according to a statement.
The reasons HDOT gave for the state’s reliance on air travel include its economic stability, medical service accessibility, “cargo movement and food security,” and “national defense and military family support.”
HDOT said it is awaiting a response to its request and advised travelers to check their flight status before leaving for airports.
A ground stop has been issued at New York’s LaGuardia Airport this morning due to staffing, according to the Federal Aviation Administration<\/a>.
Over 170 flights traveling into and out of the airport have been delayed and almost 40 have been canceled, per FlightAware.com<\/a>.
Ground delays at airports across the U.S. are persisting today due to staffing issues.
<\/span>A traveler at Newark Liberty International Airport on Nov. 7. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>timothy A. Clary \/ AFP – Getty Images<\/span>
Departures to Newark Liberty International Airport are delayed by over two hours, while Charlotte Douglas International Airport has a more than one-hour delay, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Departures from John F. Kennedy International Airport are delayed about 45 minutes, while Miami International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport, Chicago O\u2019Hare International Airport and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport all have 15 minute delays.
As of this morning, over 2,000 flights traveling to, from and within the U.S. have been delayed and 877 were canceled, according to FlightAware.com<\/a>.
In the lead is Charlotte Douglas International Airport with over 250 delays and 130 cancelations. Orlando International Airport follows closely behind with over 200 delays and 40 cancelations.
More than 1,000 flights were called off nationwide Friday \u2014 five times the number canceled Thursday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions.
Reagan National Airport was hit the hardest with at least 18% of its arrivals \u2014 81 flights \u2014 canceled Friday. The major hubs of O\u2019Hare, Atlanta, Denver and Dallas-Fort Worth rounded out the top five airports for cancellations, but those airports only lost around 3% of their flights.
<\/span>A woman checks in for flight at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Nov. 7.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Andrew Caballero-Reynolds \/ AFP – Getty Images<\/span>
Not all the cancellations were due to the\u00a0FAA order,<\/a>\u00a0and both United and American airlines said they were able to quickly rebook most travelers.
The airlines focused their cuts on smaller regional routes to airports where they have multiple flights a day, helping\u00a0minimize the number of passengers<\/a>\u00a0impacted.
Delta Air Lines said it scratched roughly 170 flights Friday while American planned to cut 220 each day through Monday. Southwest Airlines cut about 120 flights Friday.
The FAA said the reductions impacting all commercial airlines are starting at 4% of flights at the busiest airports and will ramp up to 10% over the coming week.
\u201cI just don\u2019t want to be stranded at the airport sleeping on a bench,\u201d Michele Cuthbert, of Columbus, Ohio, said about an upcoming flight to Dallas. \u201cEveryone\u2019s paying the price for the politics that\u2019s going on. We\u2019re just collateral damage.\u201d
If the shutdown continues, there may be another knock-on effect ahead of the holidays.
Nearly half of all U.S. air freight is shipped in the bellies of passenger aircraft, so the disruption could raise costs for shipping goods, said Patrick Penfield, professor of supply chain practice at Syracuse University.
\u201cAir travel is part of the infrastructure backbone of the American economy,\u201d said Greg Raiff, CEO of the Elevate Aviation Group consultancy. \u201cThis shutdown is going to impact everything from cargo aircraft to people getting to business meetings to tourists being able to travel.\u201d
Flying anywhere for the Thanksgiving holiday is likely to be tortuous for legions of travelers \u2014 even if\u00a0the government shutdown<\/a>\u00a0ends today, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned today.
Hundreds of flights during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year could be affected by staffing shortages of air traffic controllers. The shortages have been exacerbated by the shutdown, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration to implement unprecedented flight reductions.
And those staff shortages \u2014 at least for now \u2014 appear to be set in stone for Thanksgiving, Duffy said.
\u201cSo if the government opens on Day 1, will I see an immediate response from controllers? No, the union is telling me it\u2019s going to take time to get them all back in,\u201d Duffy told CNN today when asked if the flight reductions would spill into the holiday.
Read the full story here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
The partial government shutdown is the longest shutdown in U.S. history, with air traffic controllers among those employees working without pay.
The record as the nation\u2019s longest was broken Wednesday<\/a>, on the 36th day of the shutdown that began on Oct. 1<\/a>.
Before that, the longest government shutdown<\/a> was a 35-day shutdown from Dec. 22, 2018, until Jan. 25, 2019. That stemmed from a fight over funding for President Donald Trump\u2019s border wall.
This shutdown is over health insurance subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans, which without action will expire at the end of the year and raise costs for consumers.
Senate Democrats want the subsidies and talks on other issues, and Republicans have refused to extend the subsidies as part of continuing to fund the government and are calling for a \u201cclean\u201d resolution.
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