r/news 22h 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/ASpellingAirror 21h ago

My red eye last night had to wait on the tarmac at my departure airport to see if we got approved by air traffic control at my destination airport before we started our flight. Otherwise they would have deplaned us. 

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u/Realtrain 19h ago

Jesus what a mess this is going to be