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US air traffic staffing shortages stall thousands of flights
Business Standard
|November 10, 2025
Major air traffic control staffing shortages snarled thousands of flights on Saturday as the government shutdown caused mounting travel woes and raised alarm among airline officials.
FAA had asked US airlines to cut 4 per cent of daily flights starting November 7
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said there were air traffic control staffing issues affecting 42 airport towers and other centers and delaying flights in at least 12 major US cities - including Atlanta, Newark, San Francisco, Chicago and New York. Flights crossing six different high-traffic areas were also facing delays. FAA instructed airlines to cut 4 per cent of daily flights starting on Friday at 40 major airports because of air traffic control safety concerns.
Some 1,500 flights were canceled and 6,000 flights were delayed on Saturday, compared with Friday when 1,025 were canceled and 7,000 were delayed.
This story is from the November 10, 2025 edition of Business Standard.
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