New Yorkers are used to a little airport chaos (TSA lines that double as obstacle courses, mysterious gate changes, the occasional emotional-support peacock ) but today’s trouble is on a different scale. As the federal government shutdown stretches into its sixth week, thousands of flights at JFK, LaGuardia, Newark and dozens of other major U.S. airports are being canceled or delayed , with the FAA begins slashing domestic departures nationwide.

The cuts kicked in early Friday morning, part of a phased plan that will shrink schedules at 40 major airports by 10% over the next week. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the move is a last-ditch effort to keep the system safe as air traffic control staffing collapses. Roughly 13,000 controllers and 50,000 TSA agents have bee

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