Dozens of flights cancelled at Atlanta airport
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The Federal Aviation Administration is cutting flights at 40 U.S. airports beginning Friday, Nov. 7, as air traffic controllers and TSA agents continue to go unpaid during the government shutdown.
Hundreds of people were forced to make other plans at Atlanta’s airport Friday on the first day of government-ordered flight reductions. At least 87 flights were canceled at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport by 6 p.
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Air traffic controllers ask KCI travelers to contact representatives as flight cutbacks begin
Air traffic controllers on their day off handed out flyers Friday to travelers at Kansas City International Airport.
More than 1,000 flights have been canceled and at least 5,000 delayed today, mostly due to a combination of air traffic controller staffing issues and an FAA-mandated 4% cut to flights because of the government shutdown.