Overview
- The FAA ordered airlines to trim schedules by 4% at 40 major airports, with reductions slated to rise to 6% on Tuesday and 10% by November 14 during daytime operating hours.
- Airlines canceled more than 1,500 flights on Saturday and over 2,900 on Sunday, and by early Monday had preemptively canceled roughly 1,600 flights for Monday and nearly 1,000 for Tuesday.
- Duffy warned air travel could shrink to a trickle ahead of Thanksgiving if the shutdown continues, and said deeper cuts of up to 20% may be required to maintain safety.
- Air traffic controllers are working without pay for a second straight pay period, driving increased absences and accelerated retirements that Duffy estimated at 15 to 20 per day.
- The Senate took an initial procedural step toward reopening the government on Sunday, but final approval could take days and delays are expected to persist even after funding is restored.