Overview
- DOT and FAA issued an emergency order holding capacity cuts at 6% across 40 major airports instead of rising to 10%, with no timeline to lift the limits.
- General aviation remains barred at a dozen busy airports under targeted restrictions, drawing objections from AOPA as the FAA clarifies which aircraft qualify as based.
- Airlines including Delta, United, and Southwest say operations could normalize within days, yet cancellations and delays continue as schedules reset and constraints stay in place.
- Flight disruptions have totaled in the thousands since the cuts began, with FlightAware reporting more than 10,100 cancellations and persistent delays at hubs such as JFK and LaGuardia.
- To stabilize staffing, officials said controllers will receive 70% of back pay within about two days and selected TSA officers are receiving $10,000 bonuses, as long-standing controller shortfalls near 3,500 below targets remain under scrutiny ahead of a Nov. 19 Senate hearing.