More than 1,600 flights canceled early Monday after shutdown’s worst day for air journey

More than 1,600 flights had been canceled by US airways early Monday, and hundreds extra have been delayed because the longest authorities shutdown in historical past entered its forty first day — inflicting journey chaos at a few of the nation’s greatest airports.

At America’s busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta, 11% of incoming flights had been axed as of 9 a.m. Monday and 5% of outgoing flights had been canceled — totaling greater than 200 flights in whole, in keeping with FlightAware.

Chicago’s two airports have been additionally amongst these hit the toughest, with nearly 300 flights out and in of Chicago O’Hare scrapped and greater than 100 out and in of Chicago Midway, the information reveals.

More than 2,200 flights inside, into or out of the US have been additionally delayed early Monday.

New York City’s main airports, LaGuardia, Newark Liberty and JFK have been additionally dealt critical blows.

More than 120 flights out and in of LaGuardia have been canceled as of 9 a.m. Monday, and nearly 100 flights out and in of Newark and JFK have been nixed.

The ongoing journey nightmare comes a day after vacationers skilled the worst day for air journey because the authorities shutdown on Sunday.

Almost 3,000 flights have been canceled by US airways Sunday and greater than 10,800 have been delayed.

Monday marks the fourth day of the FAA’s air visitors staffing reductions, the place the company has been pressured to shed 10% of its staff throughout 40 high-volume airports.

Air visitors controllers have been working with out pay since Oct. 1, compounding beforehand current staffing shortages.

The main delays are anticipated to proceed and can seemingly trigger a “substantial” variety of Americans to overlook Thanksgiving with their households, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Sunday.  

Late Sunday night time, nonetheless, the Senate voted to finish debate on a bipartisan deal that might hold the federal government operating by Jan. 30. 2026, with a vote anticipated within the higher chamber as quickly as Monday on closing passage of the settlement.

The House is predicted to go it and ship it to President Trump’s desk later this week.