Airlines have been ordered to cancel thousands of flights due to the government shutdown. Here's what they're telling passengers.

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Passengers line up to check in at the LaGuardia Airport in New York, the United States, on Oct. 31, 2025.
Passengers lining up at New York's LaGuardia Airport last Friday.

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Sean Duffy Warns Some Airspace Could be Shut Down If Government Doesn’t Reopen

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Sean Duffy, US secretary of transportation, during a news conference in Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Monday, Oct.

The government shutdown by the numbers — as it becomes tied for the nation's longest

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Capitol Hill building
This shutdown is the third-longest in history.

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NYC warns of hourslong delays at Newark over staffing shortages, says a full ground stoppage is possible

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Airports are experiencing delays and disruptions amid the US government shutdown.

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'Misery map' shows which major airports are getting hit the hardest with flight delays and cancellations

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Cancellations are high at metro New York airports like JFK.

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Istanbul Airport has sleep pods, therapy dogs, and the world's biggest terminal. Its CEO explains how it went from zero to the world's best in 5 years.

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A view of international departures terminal at Istanbul Airport during the rush ahead of Eid al-Adha in Istanbul, Turkiye on June 14, 2024
Istanbul Airport opened in 2019.

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One of Delta's main hub airports is making very clear what it thinks of Kristi Noem's TSA video about the government shutdown

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Travelers wait in line for departures at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) on December 1, 2024 in Romulus, Michigan.
Travelers waiting in line at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

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Major airports refuse to play a TSA video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the government shutdown

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U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks during a roundtable discussion in the State Dining Room of the White House on October 08, 2025 in Washington, DC
Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security.

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I slept at the airport before an early flight to avoid waking up at the crack of dawn. The noise and the nerves left me regretting my decision.

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The author takes a selfie in front of an empty check-in area at London Gatwick Airport where a clock shows the time is 2:30 a.m.
The sleep-deprived author at London Gatwick Airport at 2:30 a.m.

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If you're flying during the government shutdown, you're 10 times more likely to be delayed by staff shortages than normal

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An airplane takes off near the control tower at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on October 8, 2025.
Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, saw average delays of 31 minutes due to understaffing.

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