FAA’s 10% Flight Cut Turns Airports Into Cancelation Central
Thanks to the FAA’s brilliant decision to chop 10% of flights starting Friday amid a sluggish government shutdown and air traffic controller shortages, hundreds of US airports have gone from busy hubs to ghost towns. Chicago O'Hare leads this unglamorous race with 33 flight cancellations eerily close to Atlanta’s 32. Cirium’s data confirms nearly 150 airports are now saying ‘nope’ to departing planes, dropping total flights by a whopping 2%. Major airlines, ever the optimists, insist ‘most flights will proceed’—likely right before your pilot announces a surprise delay. The unlucky airports range from Denver’s 25 dropped flights to San Diego’s humble 9, proving no runway is safe from this bureaucratic chop shop.
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The FAA orders a 10% flight reduction and suddenly Chicago and Atlanta are handing out cancellations like Halloween candy. Next stop: airports swapping luggage for sympathy cards.
Flight capacity cut 10% to 'maintain safety' but sure, Midwest and South hubs please collect your cancellations and existential dread at the gate.
Air traffic controllers are on a strike-shaped government shutdown diet—guess who’s trimming flights and patience everywhere? The friendly skies just got more hostile.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 11/7/2025 | Author: Kelsey Vlamis,Taylor Rains
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