(The Hill) - An airline industry analyst on Friday suggested the effects of flight capacity reductions across the country are generally small, despite an uptick of delays and cancellations as the government shutdown drags on.

“The airlines are doing their level best to minimize inconvenience and to avoid canceling too many flights at any one time in order to obviously get people where they want to go,” analyst Henry Harteveldt told The Associated Press. “They want to make sure that they have some flexibility.”

“So I’m not hearing of chaos,” he continued. “There’s certainly anxiety. There’s uncertainty. There’s stress. And look, if your flight has been canceled, it’s very disruptive for you."

But, he added, "I don’t want to minimize the impact.”

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

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