U.S. airlines began canceling hundreds of flights Thursday due to the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to reduce traffic at the country’s busiest airports starting Friday because of the government shutdown.
Nearly 700 planned Friday flights were cut from airline schedules, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions. That number, already four times higher than Thursday’s daily total, was likely to keep climbing.
×
Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
kAm%96 c_ 2:CA@CED D6=64E65 3J E96 upp DA2? >@C6 E92? EH@ 5@K6? DE2E6D 2?5 :?4=F56 9F3D DF49 2D pE=2?E2[ s2==2D[ s6?G6C[ {@D p?86=6D 2?5 r92C=@EE6[ }@CE9 r2C@=:?2[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^7228@G6C?>6?ED9FE5@H?7=:89E4FED2:CA@CED=:DE2“abf76e5e6`c365_hbdhb_57765fa6Qm=:DE 5:DEC:3FE65 E@ E96 2:C=:?6Dk^2m 2?5 @3E2:?65 3J %96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD] x? D@>6 >6EC@A@=:E2? 2C62D[ :?4=F5:?8 }6H *@C<[ w@FDE@?[ r9:428@ 2?5 (2D9:?8E@?[ >F=E:A=6 2:CA@CED H:== 36 :>A24E65]k^Am
kAm%96 upp D666” >2C<6ED E@ >2:?E2:? EC2G6= D276EJ 2D 2:C EC277:4 4@?EC@==6CD 6I9:3:E D:8?D @7 DEC2:? 5FC:?8 E96 D9FE5@H?] %96 >@G6 2=D@ 4@>6D 2D E96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 😀 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^8@G6C?>6?ED9FE5@H?56>@4C2EDECF>A6=64E:@?D6?2E6a_fh7c__g4gf263f`5a7bhhg4b4cah_`QmC2>A:?8 FA AC6DDFC6k^2m @? s6>@4C2ED 😕 r@?8C6DD E@ 6?5 E96 D9FE5@H?]k^Am
kAmw@FCD 367@C6 E96 C65F4E:@?D H6?E :?E@ A=246[ 2:C=:?6D H6C6 D4C2>3=:?8 E@ 7:8FC6 @FE H96C6 E@ 4FE] p>6C:42? p:C=:?6D D2:5 :E C65F465 :ED D4965F=6 2E E96 =:DE65 2:CA@CED 3J cT 7C@> uC:52J E9C@F89 |@?52J[ 23@FE aa_ 42?46==2E:@?D 6249 52J]k^Am
kAm!2DD6?86CD H:E9 A=2?D 7@C E96 H66<6?5 2?5 36J@?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^D9FE5@H?2:C=:?6DA2DD6?86CD42?46==2E:@?E92?6 EC2G6=6CD 3682? 492?8:?8 @C 42?46=:?8 :E:?6C2C:6D AC66>AE:G6=J]k^Am
kAmp:C=:?6D A=2??65 E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^2:C=:?6DA2DD6?86CD7=:89ED42?46=65:?7@C>2E:@?6g26h2e2`ba2_g`5ag7f`423g4dc464`QmA92D6 😕 E96 4FEDk^2m 2E E96 5:C64E:@? @7 E96 upp[ 6=:>:?2E:?8 cT @7 7=:89ED 2E E96 c_ 2:CA@CED @? uC:52J 2?5 H@C<:?8 FA E@ `_T[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E9C66 A6@A=6 72>:=:2C H:E9 E96 A=2?D H9@ H6C6 ?@E 2FE9@C:K65 E@ 5:D4FDD E96> AF3=:4=J]k^Am
kAm%96 upp 925 ?@E J6E AF3=:D965 2? @77:4:2= @C56C 2D @7 %9FCD52J 27E6C?@@?] %96 =:DE 5:DEC:3FE65 E@ E96 2:C=:?6D D9@H65 E92E :E H@F=5 2AA=J E@ :?E6C?2E:@?2= 2:CA@CED 😕 >@DE >2;@C 4:E:6D 2?5 E@FC:DE 56DE:?2E:@?D[ 7C@> p?49@C286[ p=2D<2[ w@?@=F=F 2?5 {2D ‘682D E@ q@DE@?[ |:2>: 2?5 $2? uC2?4:D4@[k^Am
kAm$@>6 2:C=:?6D A=2??65 E@ 7@4FD @? D=2D9:?8 C@FE6D E@ 2?5 7C@> D>2== 2?5 >65:F>D:K6 4:E:6D]k^Am
kAm“%9:D 😀 8@:?8 E@ 92G6 2 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^D9FE5@H?C65F4657=:89EDH92EE@@H2f7627dc7eddef5`g_26d2aba43_343cQm?@E:4623=6 :>A24E 24C@DD E96 &]$]k^2m 2:C EC2?DA@CE2E:@? DJDE6>[” :?5FDECJ 2?2=JDE w6?CJ w2CE6G6=5E D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 7=:89E C65F4E:@?D ;FDE H66AE65 D@>6 EC2G6=6CD E@ 492?86 E96:C A=2?D @C =@@<:?8 2E @E96C @AE:@?D]k^Am
kAmu2==@? r2CE6C 42?46=65 96C uC:52J 7=:89E 7C@> }6H *@C< E@ %2>A2[ u=@C:52[ H96C6 D96 A=2??65 E@ DA6?5 E96 H66<6?5 2E E96 36249] $96 H2D H@CC:65 23@FE >2<:?8 :E 324< E@ {@?8 xD=2?5 E@ 36 2 3C:56D>2:5 2E 96C 36DE 7C:6?5’D H655:?8]k^Am
kAm“x 5@?’E @H :7 x 86E E96C6[ H:== x 86E 9@>6n” r2CE6C D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 upp 😀 :>A@D:?8 E96 C65F4E:@?D E@ C6=:6G6 AC6DDFC6 @? 2:C EC277:4 4@?EC@==6CD H9@ 2C6 H@C<:?8 H:E9@FE A2J 5FC:?8 E96 D9FE5@H?[ H9:49 3682? ~4E] `[ 2?5 92G6 366? :?4C62D:?8=J E2<:?8 D:4< 52JD] |@DE 4@?EC@==6CD H@C< >2?52E@CJ @G6CE:>6 D:I 52JD 2 H66<[ =62G:?8 =:EE=6 E:>6 7@C D:56 ;@3D E@ 96=A 4@G6C 3:==D F?=6DD E96J 42== @FE]k^Am
kAmx? C646?E H66
kAm$9F77=:?8 D4965F=6Dk^Am
kAmp:C=:?6D D2:5 E96J H@F=5 ECJ E@ >:?:>:K6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^8@G6C?>6?ED9FE5@H?EC2G6=56=2JD42?46=657=:89EDbg35b7h5_ee3_ec3d7a22acggec76`b3Qm:>A24E @? 4FDE@>6CDk^2m[ D@>6 @7 H9@> H:== D66 H66<6?5 EC2G6= A=2?D 5:DCFAE65 H:E9 =:EE=6 ?@E:46]k^Am
kAm&?:E65[ s6=E2 2?5 p>6C:42? H6C6 2>@?8 42CC:6CD E92E D2:5 E96J H@F=5 @776C C67F?5D E@ A2DD6?86CD H9@ @AE ?@E E@ 7=J[ 6G6? :7 E96J AFC492D65 ?@?C67F?523=6 E:4<6ED]k^Am
kAm%96 9625 @7 uC@?E:6C p:C=:?6D C64@>>6?565 E92E EC2G6=6CD 3FJ 324
kAm%96 4FED 2=D@ 4@F=5 5:DCFAE A24<286 56=:G6C:6D 3642FD6 EH@ 2:CA@CED H:E9 >2;@C 5:DEC:3FE:@? 46?E6CD 2C6 @? E96 =:DE — u65tI @A6C2E6D 2E E96 2:CA@CE 😕 |6>A9:D[ %6??6DD66[ 2?5 &!$ 😕 {@F:DG:==6[ z6?EF4^2CE:4=6^FADA=2?64C2D96IA=@D:@?<6?EF4D`a`gg26f4h626ec“22fa764aab6fca4Qm5625=J 42C8@ A=2?6 4C2D9k^2m]k^Am
kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^8@G6C?>6?ED9FE5@H?EC2G6=56=2JD42?46=657=:89EDbg35b7h5_ee3_ec3d7a22acggec76`b3Qm%96 4FEDk^2m 4@F=5 27764E 2D >2?J 2D `[g__ 7=:89ED[ @C FAH2C5 @7 aeg[___ A2DD6?86CD[ A6C 52J[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2? 6DE:>2E6 7C@> r:C:F>]k^Am
kAmp:C=:?6D 2C6 FD65 E@ 562=:?8 H:E9 42?46=:?8 E9@FD2?5D @7 7=:89ED @? D9@CE ?@E:46 5FC:?8 D6G6C6 H62E96C[ 3FE E96 5:776C6?46 ?@H 😀 E92E E96D6 4FED 5FC:?8 E96 D9FE5@H? H:== =2DE :?567:?:E6=J F?E:= D276EJ 52E2 :>AC@G6D]k^Am
kAm%96 D9FE5@H? 😀 AFEE:?8 F??646DD2CJ DEC2:? @? E96 DJDE6> 2?5 52>28:?8 4@?7:56?46 😕 E96 &]$] 2:C EC2G6= 6IA6C:6?46[ D2:5 &]$] %C2G6= pDD@4:2E:@? !C6D:56?E 2?5 rt~ v6@77 uC66>2?]k^Am
kAmz6==J |2EE96HD[ H9@ =:G6D 😕 u=2E #@4<[ |:49:82?[ 2?5 7C6BF6?E=J 7=:6D 7@C H@C<[ D2:5 D96 92D 42?46=65 >@DE @7 96C FA4@>:?8 EC:AD 2?5 F?56CDE2?5D H9J 7656C2= 2:CA@CE 6>A=@J66D 92G6 DE@AA65 D9@H:?8 FA]k^Am
kAm“*@F 42?’E 6IA64E A6@A=6 E@ 8@ 😕 E@ H@C< H96? E96J’C6 ?@E 86EE:?8 2 A2J4964< 7@C E96 4@?E:?F2E:@? @7 @G6C 2 >@?E9 ?@H[” D96 D2:5] “x >62? :E’D ?@E 2 >2EE6C @7 E96> ?@E H2?E:?8 E@ 5@ E96 ;@3 — 3FE J@F 42?’E 277@C5 E@ A2J 7@C 82D[ J@FC 52J 42C6 2?5 6G6CJE9:?8 6=D6]”k^Am
kAm%96 A2DE H66<6?5 3C@F89E D@>6 @7 E96 H@CDE DE277:?8 :DDF6D D:?46 E96 DE2CE @7 E96 D9FE5@H?]k^Am
kAmuC@> uC:52J E@ $F?52J 6G6?:?8[ 2E =62DE bh 2:C EC277:4 4@?EC@= 724:=:E:6D C6A@CE65 A@E6?E:2= DE277:?8 =:>:ED[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2? p! 2?2=JD:D @7 @A6C2E:@?D A=2?D D92C65 E9C@F89 E96 p:C %C277:4 r@?EC@= $JDE6> r@>>2?5 r6?E6C DJDE6>] %96 7:8FC6[ H9:49 😀 =:<6=J 2? F?56C4@F?E[ H2D H6== 23@G6 E96 2G6C286 7@C H66<6?5D 367@C6 E96 D9FE5@H?]k^Am
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.