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As the US government shutdown continued, the mandated flight cuts continued for the third day after rising air traffic control staffing shortages snarled thousands of flights on Saturday.

The Federal Aviation Administration had ordered a 4% reduction in flights at 40 airports across the US, as the government shutdown led to a crippling shortage of air traffic controllers (ATCs).

Following this, major airlines in the US began cancelling more than 800 flights.

Reuters quoted the FAA as saying on Saturday that there were air traffic control staffing shortages impacting 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.

About 1,550 flights were canceled and 6,700 fl

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