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Did the government shutdown delay your flight?

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08.11.2025
Passengers navigate busy terminals at LAX as the ongoing government shutdown leaves thousands of air traffic controllers working without pay in Los Angeles, California, on November 5, 2025. | Grace Hie Yoon/Anadolu via Getty Images

Welcome to The Logoff: The FAA has ordered flight cancellations at airports around the country, starting today — and while the impacts aren’t too dramatic yet, the cuts will get more stringent soon.

What happened? Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says that because of the government shutdown’s strain on air traffic controllers, who have been going without pay, he will start restricting flights at airports.

On Thursday, he released an order doing just that. At 40 highly........

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