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Flight Cancellations Rise During Shutdown
Reported by Alecia Venkataraman, Toni Mitchell, Jesse Jines
- Published: Oct 9, 2025, 9:36 AM EDT
- Updated: Dec 8, 2025, 2:53 PM EST
- Filed from: ["United States"]
- Views: 13.6K
US air traffic controllers are out sick or furloughed, leaving a skeleton crew scrambling. Flights are getting canceled, turning travel into total chaos.
Credits
- Alecia VenkataramanCreative Director / Producer & Writer/staff/aleciavenk
- Toni MitchellReporter & Newsroom Manager/staff/toni-mitchell
- Jesse JinesVideo Editor/staff/jesse-jines
- Henry ChandlerStudio Character / Actor/staff/henry-chandler
- Rachel CapuanoPublisher / Studio Character /staff/rachel-capuano
Transcript
Where is everyone?
Furloughed?
Sick?
Furloughed and sick?
Cool.
Attention all flights.
Most of our controllers have called in shutdown sick.
392 to JFK, 204 to LAX, and me to therapy.
Shutdown day 3.
Looks like the printer got the memo too.
Due to government staffing levels, many flights are being canceled.
Welcome to America's biggest group chat.
Out of office.