U.S. Curbs Flights and Private Jets as Shutdown Deepens Delays

Overview

• FlightAware reported 1,025 cancellations and nearly 7,000 delays on November 7, with a further 879 cancellations and 2,300 delays by midday November 8.
• DHS assistant secretary Trisha McLafflin said delays will keep rising because TSA employees are working without pay and are struggling to report for shifts.
• The administration began limiting flight volumes at several major airports on November 7 and restricted allowable windows for space launches.
• Acting Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said capacity was cut by 10% at 40 airports and announced limits on private jets, redirecting them to less busy fields while prioritizing medical, emergency, and law-enforcement flights.
• The partial government shutdown reached 38 days, the longest on record, with the congressional funding impasse unresolved.