Major airlines say they are planning to cancel hundreds of flights on Friday -- out of thousands of daily flights -- as the Federal Aviation Administration is set to begin limiting flight capacity at 40 major U.S.airports amid the government shutdown.As of 2:30 a.m.
ET on Friday morning, at least 814 flights within, into or out of the United States have been cancelled so far, per FlightAwareAmerican Airlines said Thursday it will cancel about 220 of its roughly 6,000 departures starting Friday and lasting through this weekend.United Airlines said in a statement it plans to cancel less than 200 of its more than 5,000 flights each day through the weekend.The airline has listed the flight cancellations on a special website along with other information for travelers.A company spokesperson told ABC News that about half of customers who had their flights canceled were able to be rebooked within 4 hours of their original departure time.HPeople wait in the Terminal-A lobby at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport on November 06, 2025 in Houston, Texas.
Federal Aviation Administrator Bryan Bedford has announced that the FAA will be reducing flights by 10 percent in 40 major airports around the country in an effort to keep airspace safe amid staffing shortages due to the government shutdown.Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesUnited Airlines exec on flight reductions amid shutdown, what passengers should knowDelta Airlines said it planned to cancel about 170 daily flights. American, United and Delta -- the three largest airlines in the U.S.-- all have said they believe they will be able to accommodate most of the impacted passengers on other flights.The cancellations are the latest -- and perhaps biggest -- disruption to air travel since the government shutdown began more than a month ago. What travelers are sayingTravelers began to be notified of the canceled flights on Thursday.Popular ReadsElon Musk awarded nearly $1 trillion pay package by Tesla shareholdersNov 6, 4:59 PMUPS...