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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Rohit David

What Airports Are Cutting Flights As FAA Follows Government Shutdown? Here's How Your Travels Will Be Affected

Government shutdown triggers FAA flight cuts, hitting 268K passengers daily. Discover affected airports, airline responses & survival strategies for US travel disruptions (Credit: Pham Huynh Tuan Vy : Pexels)

As the US government shutdown 2025 stretches into its sixth week on 7 November, the Federal Aviation Administration's flight cuts at 40 major airports signal severe US travel disruptions, with air traffic control shortages forcing a 10% slash in operations to combat controller fatigue.

Over 790 flights vanished from schedules on the inaugural day, stranding up to 268,000 passengers daily and igniting fears of holiday flight delays amid airline cancellations 2025.

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