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The U.S. government shutdown has rattled air travel — most recently with an unprecedented effort from the Federal Aviation Administration to cut flights by 10% at airports nationwide. And the disruptions are causing some to instead hit the road or buy a train ticket.
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A top economist in the Trump administration offered a fresh warning Friday about the record-setting government shutdown's damaging effects, as the Senate struggled to make a deal to end the closure and airports began to reduce flights.
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There were long lines at Logan Airport this morning as passengers queued up for help. The airlines have begun canceling flights to comply with a federal order related to the government shutdown.
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The cuts were ordered as air traffic controllers have missed their paychecks due to the government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history.
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Airlines have canceled hundreds of flights to comply with a shutdown-related FAA directive to reduce traffic at 40 airports, including Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas.
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