At least 1,300 flights were canceled Saturday after the Federal Aviation Administration told airlines earlier in the week to cut them. The FAA did this because of a shortage of air traffic controllers amid a government shutdown — now in its second month.

More than 1,300 flights canceled on second day of FAA-mandated cuts

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At least 1,300 flights were canceled Saturday after the FAA told airlines earlier in the week to cut them amid the government shutdown.


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