"Even if it ends in the coming days, the government shutdown won't bring immediate relief from air travel chaos, according to aviation experts. Airlines and air traffic controllers alike will have significant work ahead of them in unraveling the mess that has built up over the course of the 41-day and counting shutdown. The aftereffects could even linger into the Thanksgiving travel period."
"By Sunday, the system had become badly snarled, with around 10 percent of all flights cancelled and 30 percent delayed by more than 30 minutes, according to Cirium, a company that collects air travel data. Some airlines and airports suffered more than others: at both Newark and LaGuardia airports a third of all flights were cancelled and nearly half were delayed."
The government shutdown has caused extensive air travel chaos that will not end immediately even if the shutdown concludes. Air traffic controllers are fatigued and will require rest before resuming full duties. Airline schedules are disrupted, leaving crews and aircraft out of position and causing continued delays and cancellations. After controllers missed paychecks, the FAA ordered airlines to reduce flights at 40 major airports. Cancellation rates surged to about 10 percent and delays over 30 minutes affected roughly 30 percent of flights, with Newark and LaGuardia among the hardest hit. As of Monday morning, cancellations stood at 5.5 percent and were growing.
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