"The government shutdown is straining US air travel, with air traffic controller shortages triggering hundreds of flight delays nationwide. Major airports like LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and Newark Liberty International Airport faced cascading disruptions on Friday as controllers, who are working without pay, called out of work. Flight Aware, a website that provides real-time and historical flight tracking data, has a "Misery Map" that documents the delays and cancellations at 17 major US airports since October 30."
"Looking at all US airports, including smaller regional hubs, there have been more than 9,000 flight delaysinto, out of, or within the US since Friday, and over 650 cancellations, with 2,800 delays and nearly 160cancellations occurring before 4pm ET on Saturday. Airports in major metro hubs, including Dallas-Fort-Worth International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Denver International Airport, claimed the top three spots on the misery index on Saturday, with a total of 153, 83, and 86 delays, respectively."
The government shutdown has strained US air travel by leaving many air traffic controllers unpaid and prompting callouts that triggered hundreds of flight delays nationwide. Major hubs such as LaGuardia, JFK, and Newark experienced cascading disruptions as understaffed towers struggled to handle traffic. FlightAware's "Misery Map" documents delays and cancellations at 17 major airports since October 30, showing more than 9,000 delays and over 650 cancellations nationwide since Friday. On one Saturday before 4 p.m. ET there were about 2,800 delays and nearly 160 cancellations. Dallas-Fort-Worth, Los Angeles, and Denver reported the highest delay totals while New York-area airports saw high cancellation ratios.
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