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The Federal Aviation Administration ‘s unprecedented order to scale back flights nationwide because of the record-long government shutdown took effect Friday morning, with some passengers scrambling to figure out backup travel plans.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Chris Sununu, president of the Airlines for America trade organization, about how airlines are responding to the FAA's flight reduction order.
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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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Hopes for shutdown resolution fade after Democrats balk at GOP offer PoliticoDemocrats expected to block GOP push to reopen government without more health care commitments CNNDeal to reopen government falters over Democrats' distrust of Trump The HillVote to reopen government will test Senate Democrats on Friday The Washington Post
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The full list of high-traffic airports that will be impacted by the fast-approaching unprecedented 10% cuts is expected to be unveiled by the Federal Aviation Administration later on Thursday.
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Air traffic controllers have been working unpaid since the shutdown began Oct. 1, and most have been on duty six days a week while putting in mandatory overtime.
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