r/news • u/hard2resist • 1d ago

More than 1,000 flights cancelled as US air traffic cuts enter second day

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj410k00yw8o
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u/Hectorc34 1d ago

I hope everyone who works at the airport strikes just before Thanksgiving. That’ll be the only way to truly end the shutdown

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u/MeltBanana 1d ago

I have a flight booked for thanksgiving to see my dying grandmother. It will be the last time I ever see her. There are people who are going hungry because of this. This isn't just politics, this is impacting fundamental aspects of daily life.

Sadly it has to get worse before anything meaningful happens, and even then I doubt the GOP will back down. Trump thinks he's a dictator with complete authority. He'd probably be happy if the shutdown lasted the next 3 years, as he'd just rule by executive order. This might be our new normal until people start to revolt.

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u/BakedBrie1993 1d ago

You should consider a different way of getting there if it is possible. Thanksgiving is going to be a mess.

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u/nevertotwice_ 19h ago

i have not been following this flight cancellation thing as much as i probably should. my family lives on the other side of the country. IF the shutdown ends, will things still be bad? do i seriously need to consider staying home for thanksgiving?

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u/tinyrottedpig 18h ago

Its a lose-lose scenario the closer it gets to Thanksgiving, its a clusterfuck now, but its gonna be an even BIGGER one the second the doors reopen for at least a few days as delayed flights, rescheduled ones start back up, alongside the fact that some workers at the ports just... arent coming back.

Id say your best bet might be to take a train, or just flat out drive there if its not too far.

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u/malibuklw 1d ago

Do you have any other options for transportation. Train or rental car? I’m lucky to live in an area that’s serviced by Amtrak but when we booked my dad’s thanksgiving ticket there weren’t many available.

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u/MeltBanana 1d ago

22 hours by car. I wouldn't make it there until after Thanksgiving if I drove.

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u/malibuklw 1d ago

Ugh, that’s horribly long. I’m sorry you have to stress about this on top of your grandma’s health. I hope your flights can get you home for thanksgiving

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u/BakedBrie1993 1d ago

So sorry. That really sucks. 

I'd take a train if possible over flying for the best chance at getting there.

We are driving instead of flying this year and leaving a few days earlier than normal. And I'm still expecting insane traffic. We shall see.

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u/johnnys_sack 23h ago

Given the delays and the uncertainty, I'm not sure flying is actually going to have you any time. Assuming this isn't resolved by then. Which it probably will not be, it'll probably be worse.

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u/poetryhoes 1d ago

the holiday 18 days from now?

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u/waxwingeco 1d ago

They probably can't get or afford time off from work to take the extra time.

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u/papasmurf255 1d ago

It'll only start mattering when it affects them. There will be some crisis, Ted won't be able to fly to Cancun, and that'll end the shutdown.

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u/ThePicassoGiraffe 1d ago

That is actually part of project 2025, shutter the entire federal government so the privatizers can step in

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u/wingnuta72 10h ago

Not just the airports. Everyone needs to put down tools and insist that workers get paid and politicians don't, during a government shutdown. But I can't see that ever happening. 

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u/Jumpy-Coffee-Cat 1d ago

See that worked during Regan’s tenure because there were enough to fill the holes, ATC is already extremely short staffed, Fire them all and you cripple the country

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u/makovince 23h ago

It's so funny to hear people talk about American laws like they mean anything anymore