Major delays and widespread cancellations could soon be the norm at airports across the United States as the Federal Aviation Administration plans to cut air traffic by 10 percent this week due to staffing shortages amid the longest government shutdown in history.
Travel hubs in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York are among 40 airports that will be affected by the flight reductions as soon as Friday, just weeks before some of the busiest holiday travel days of the year, administration officials said.
