Overview
- Emergency reductions at 40 major airports are trimming roughly 4% of flights from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., with plans to reach 10% by Nov. 14 if funding is not restored.
- Chicago O’Hare logged over 400 cancellations and more than 1,150 delays Sunday, placing it among the three most affected hubs.
- Nationwide totals topped 2,100 cancellations and more than 7,000 delays Sunday, with Atlanta and Newark also reporting heavy disruption, according to FlightAware and the Associated Press.
- Compounding factors included a runway construction ground delay at O’Hare and a Winter Storm Warning for Cook County Sunday night that threatened further slowdowns.
- Airlines adjusted schedules, with Alaska Airlines announcing reductions and United canceling dozens of O’Hare flights, as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned traffic could slow to a trickle if the shutdown persists into the holiday period.