Overview
- Sunday was the shutdown’s worst travel day to date, with roughly 2,950–3,300 cancellations and more than 10,000 delays, and Monday cancellations topped 1,500 by mid‑morning.
- The FAA’s phased reductions are set at 4% now, rising to 6% on Tuesday, 8% on Thursday and 10% by Nov. 14 across 40 high‑traffic airports, with some general aviation suspended at 12 fields facing staffing gaps.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned cuts could deepen to 20% and said travel could “slow to a trickle” near Thanksgiving as unpaid controllers call out, retire early or seek other work.
- The Senate advanced a stopgap funding deal, but House approval and the president’s signature are still needed, and officials caution that normal schedules will return only after staffing and safety metrics recover.
- Industry data show millions of passengers have been disrupted and point to large daily economic losses, with major hubs such as Atlanta, Chicago, Newark and LaGuardia bearing the brunt of cancellations and delays.