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An FAA mandate to cut flight schedules at 40 busy U.S. airports is causing increased delays and cancellations for North Texas travelers, including at DFW and Dallas Love Field.

Travelers are reporting heightened anxiety and are closely monitoring their flight statuses due to the widespread travel disruption.

The head of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) warned that forcing safety workers to worry about "survival instead of public safety" is the cost of the government shutdown, with workers struggling without pay.

DALLAS - North Texas travelers are dealing with increased air travel anxiety because of a Federal Aviation Administration mandate to airlines to decrease their flight schedules at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports.

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