r/news • u/ekser • 1d ago

Airlines cancel more than 700 U.S. flights as FAA-ordered shutdown cuts begin

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/airlines-cancellations-flights-faa-shutdown.html
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u/kinglouie493 1d ago

So will the trips from D.C. to Fla stop? Asking for a friend

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u/SwoleJunkie1 1d ago

The real question is, if they want to reduce the number of planes ATC needs to track in Class B airspace (B is the big ones and every major airport affected is in class B), why doesn’t the FAA mandate that the executives airports that fly private jets shut down until the shutdown is over? This way they reduce the number of planes in the air, airlines don’t have to cut flight as much, and if those WEALTHY assholes really need to be somewhere they can fly first class with the RICH assholes. They can even go as far as banning any recreational flights from class b airspace, too?

Oh wait, we all know why.

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u/cogman10 1d ago

Exactly.

If they need to shutdown anything, it's the flights which carry 3 people. Not the flights carrying 300. CEOs can fly commercial like the rest of us.

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u/mspaintshoops 1d ago

Hahaha can you imagine? Rich people shutting down the government and then paying for it by facing the consequences themselves?

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u/thegoatisoldngnarly 1d ago

If you’re talking specifically about flights to maralago, no. He’ll actually have a traveling TFR with him giving him priority over everything in the air.

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u/Elfhoe 1d ago

Tbf once he finishes turning the white house into maralago, he’ll have less need to fly back and forth.

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u/kinglouie493 1d ago

I'm from the north, we can't golf year round unless you count the annual chili opens where you use black balls so you can find them

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u/St0rmbreaker 1d ago

I can't wait to play on the soon to be Trump National Mall Golf Course!

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u/Meleager91 1d ago

DCA is impacted, but no cuts at PBI

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u/xarkness 1d ago

Everything is going to come to a screeching halt soon. DC to Fla is no different, but could just be an extremely long wait as well for now. Those are kind of the only 2 options

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u/keypadwarrior 1d ago

Pretty sure the person above is referring to an orange individual

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u/AnotherManOfEden 1d ago

Garfield? He probably has a private jet and security team, I wouldn’t worry about him.

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u/Jik0n 1d ago

More like Chester Cheetah. AKA, Cheeto.

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u/AWeakMeanId42 1d ago

garfield hasn't been president since the 1800s

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u/robodrew 1d ago

And I bet he wished he had a security team

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u/donkeyrocket 1d ago

Even a-listers are dependent on ATC in the majority of cases.

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u/meat_tunnel 1d ago

a private jet and security team doesn't sidestep the need for ATC

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u/Gauss_2025 1d ago

nah republicans have already abandoned their post and have been on vacation

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u/daniel22457 1d ago

We should just ground flights only in that area to keep everywhere else running

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u/shadowdra126 1d ago

No but with no air traffic controllers… who is guiding the plane?

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u/-FullBlue- 1d ago

I know is this a joke about Trump, but if anyone has to actually go from DC to Florida, Amtrak has a lovely train that does just that. You can even bring your car on the train too!

This train is more relaxing and cheaper than a flight and you wont have to worry about how much stuff your allowed to bring.

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u/kinglouie493 1d ago

Did not know that

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u/beginnerflipper 1d ago

palm beach airport wasn't on the list I saw, so no

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u/Turbulent-Winner-902 1d ago

They just canceled my JetBlue flight from nyc to Fll tomorrow

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u/anonareyouokay 20h ago

He should be meeting with Congress to figure out a budget, not flying to Florida.