Travel misery at airports as FAA cuts lead to thousands of cancellations and delays

Follow live updates on delays, cancellations and FAA impacts as airlines cut flights amid the government shutdown.

Southwest Airlines cuts hundreds of flights across the country

Southwest is one of many airlines affected by the FAA orders. Friday through Sunday, San Antonio airport saw 221 delays and 23 cancellations, according to tracking service FlightAware.
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Southwest flights experiencing delays due to technical issue

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Southwest flights nationwide experienced delays into the evening after a systemwide technical issue Wednesday afternoon, officials said. A ground stop at Midway Airport was briefly in effect. The issue stemmed from an outage, but Southwest ...

Passengers deal with widespread delays at San Diego airport

As of 5 p.m., San Diego had seen 100 cancellations for flights within, into or out of the United States, and nearly 300 flights delayed, far more than the last couple of days, according to data provided by the website FlightAware.com.

SFO delays nearly an hour; United, Southwest, American detail weekend cuts

Airlines across the country, including San Francisco International Airport, are scrambling to adjust schedules while travelers are facing widespread delays and cancellations.

Shutdown leaves a mark on an already-struggling economy, from lost paychecks to canceled flights

The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history appears to be nearing an end, but not without leaving a mark on an already-struggling economy.
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