Major cancellations are impacting airports across the U.S. as cuts to flight schedules made by the Federal Aviation Administration come into effect amid the ongoing and historic government shutdown.
By late Thursday over 800 flights within and in and out of the U.S. had already been canceled for Friday according to flight-tracking site FlightAware.com. Around 200 flights were canceled Thursday as airports and passengers prepared to bear the brunt of the measures.
