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Update: How each airline is handling flight cuts during the shutdown: What to know

Mass flight cancellations are set to start Friday due to strains from the federal government shutdown. Here's how airlines are responding.
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Lingering flight disruptions expected after government reopens

Despite the Senate advancing legislation to bring the record-long government shutdown to an end, do not expect air travel to immediately revert to normal.

Call the international lines if you need to change your flight

Here's what you're owed and what you can do if your flight is delayed or canceled by the ongoing government shutdown.
Forbes

Air Traffic Controller Sick Calls Are Ramping Up—Expect Flight Delays To Climb

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued three ground stops at major U.S. airports Thursday evening due to staffing shortages—and unpaid air traffic controllers have told Forbes the volume of sick calls “will only get bigger” the longer the ...
New York Post

This is now the longest flight in the world — here’s how to survive it

A new route just set a sky-high record. There’s a new record for the world’s longest nonstop flight, knocking Singapore Airlines’ route from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport from the top spot. As of Oct. 2025, Xiamen ...
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