U.S. airlines started cancelling hundreds of flights on Friday, hours after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered the cuts amid the more-than-month long government shutdown.
The cuts were ordered as air traffic controllers have missed their paychecks due to the government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history. Air traffic control staffing shortages have been disrupting flights at several major U.S. airports, vexing travelers and airline executives alike.
More than 700 U.S. flights were canceled as of 9 a.m. ET Friday, according to aviation data firm Cirium, about 3% of the total schedule for the day. That scale of disruption is fairly common for routine disruptions like major thunderstorms, but the Department of Transportation warned that cancellations could ramp up.
Good! Republicans are putting the lives of Americans in danger with their bullshit.
Wish we could freeze their assets and stocks, and start selling them off to pay
off debtthe actual workers.Bro that’s just called taxing rich people
Naww we can’t do that, man! Clearly they need their 10th house, 3rd yacht, and 2nd private jet! Homeless kids be damned!
PRO TIP: Don’t elect Republicans. Or vote for Jill Stein thinking anything will happen other than a Republican winning.
Sooo if they hit the 5,000 daily mark like suggested that’s about $70,000,000 revenue lost daily. This could be the needle to pop the bubble. Here’s to hopping.
They should prioritize canceling private jets.
See how fast this ends.
What’re the odds on thanksgiving? Wondering if I’m going to miss out on visiting my right-wing in-laws.
And you’re VEEEERY upset about that, right?
Oh, I’d be devastated.
I’m praying for you that the shutdown continues.
In all honesty, it’s a pretty limited silver lining considering people aren’t eating because of the shutdown. And my in-laws would probably blame democrats anyway. But at least they’d feel a modicum of suffering, not getting to see their son and grandchildren and all, because of their own voting patterns.
Man, what a week. I’ve had scheduled most of the year a vacation to take my kid to Disney world for their fourth birthday. My in laws were supposed to meet us in Florida, but their flight got canceled today. Fuck Trump.
