Air Travel Headaches Continue As Cancellations And Delays May Stretch On After Shutdown Ends

CBS Bay Area

Novemebr 13, 2025

Air travel disruptions are continuing on Wednesday, and even though lawmakers are in Washington to vote on a deal that may end the government shutdown, officials warned that delays and cancellations may persist.

Nearly 900 U.S. flights have been canceled as of midday, according to data from the tracking site FlightAware. Another 720 flights were delayed, though none of those delays were due to staffing.

Flight cuts are set to ramp up again on Thursday, meaning 8% of scheduled flights at 40 of the nation's busiest airports will be canceled. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy warned that the impacts might become more serious if the deal to reopen the government does not pass.

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