Nearly 1,460 US flights cancelled, 6,000 delayed on second day of FAA mandated cuts amid longest government shutdown
US airlines cancelled 1,460 flights on the second day of Federal Aviation Administration mandated flight cuts across the country and thousands of flights were delayed, adding to travel worries as air-traffic-controller absences rose amid the federal government shutdown, Reuters reported.
The agency on Saturday flagged major air traffic control staffing concerns, affecting 37 airport towers and other centers and delaying flights in around 12 major US cities such as Atlanta, Newark, San Francisco, Chicago and New York.
