41 Days After Government Shutdown, 1,200 Flights Canceled in the US
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency and Hill, 1,200 flights were canceled nationwide in the United States as of Tuesday. The Federal Aviation Management (FAA) continues to restrict flight capacity at major airports amid the ongoing government shutdown.
The report states that flight reductions at US airports reached 6 percent on Tuesday, with cancellations and delays gradually increasing during the early hours.
Flight tracking website FlightAware reported that by Tuesday, 745 flights were delayed alongside the 1,200 canceled flights.
These figures do not distinguish between cancellations due to FAA-imposed capacity limits and those caused by regular maintenance or weather-related delays.
on Saturday, a total of 1,566 flights were canceled nationwide, followed by 2,953 cancellations on Sunday. Delays reached 7,545 on Saturday and surged to 10,978 on Sunday.
The federal government shutdown officially began on October 1st when a large portion of federal operations came to a halt. This marks the frist government shutdown during President Trump’s second term.
The initial phase closed non-essential services such as federally funded parks and museums. Subsequently, thousands of federal employees classified as non-essential were placed on mandatory unpaid leave. Currently, over 587,000 federal workers remain furloughed.
Despite fourteen attempts in Congress to resume government functions-facing firm stances from both Democrats and Republicans-all efforts have failed so far. however, one day after preliminary approval in the Senate yesterday evening saw final passage of a bill aimed at ending the shutdown; it has now returned to the House for consideration.
Republicans accuse Democrats of irresponsibly blocking budget legislation that could have temporarily reopened government operations until November 21st. Democrats maintain their opposition despite this proposed short-term solution.
