U.S. airlines canceled 1,200 flights, resulting in five days of disruption due to an extended government shutdown.
Published November 11, 2025
U.S. airlines canceled about 1,200 flights, marking the fifth consecutive day of massive delays and cancellations sparked by the longest government shutdown in the country’s history.
In addition to Tuesday’s cancellations, passengers continued to face long flights. More than 1,300 domestic and international flights were delayed and caused wait times. in the morning.
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FlightAware, a platform that tracks flight disruptions around the world, says New York’s LaGuardia Airport has been particularly slow, with delays averaging an hour and 40 minutes.
More than 2,400 flights to, from and within the United States were canceled on Monday, and more than 9,500 were delayed, according to the tracker.
Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered airlines to reduce the number of daily flights by 4% starting Friday at 40 major airports, citing air traffic control staffing shortages. The reduction is expected to rise to 6% on Tuesday, 8% on Thursday, and reach 10% by November 14th.
Airlines and the FAA are discussing whether these cuts will be eased as the record-breaking 42-day government shutdown nears an end.
The end of the shutdown appears to be in sight. The Senate passed the federal government reopening bill on Monday. The bill is currently in the House of Representatives and, if approved, will go to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature. If this bill is signed into law, the government will be reopened.
Despite the developments on Capitol Hill, the president urged air traffic controllers across the country to get back to work, warning that their pay could be “terminated” if they did not comply. He also claimed that those who continued working during the shutdown would be paid a $10,000 bonus.
Airline stocks have been hurt by a wave of cancellations on Wall Street. As of 11:00 a.m. New York (16:00 p.m. Japan time), Delta Air Lines had fallen 1.26% since the market opened on Tuesday. United Airlines fell 1.7% and American Airlines fell more than 1.8%.
Low-cost airlines have also been hit hard. New York-based JetBlue Airways fell more than 2%, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines fell 1.8% and Alaska Airlines fell about 2.1%.
