Government Shutdown Forces Flight Cancellations, Threatening America’s Economic and National Security

Across the United States, hundreds of flights are being canceled daily due to a government-imposed slowdown in air traffic control services caused by the ongoing federal shutdown. While officials downplay current disruptions as isolated or minor, these early warnings mask a much graver threat to our national economy and security if the crisis deepens. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has begun restricting flights at 40 of America’s busiest airports, starting with a 4% reduction and threatening to escalate to 10%. Already more than a thousand flights were canceled on Friday alone—a harbinger of what awaits as we approach peak travel...