The government shutdown has now led the FAA to restrict private air travel, affecting the wealthy and powerful who rely on non-commercial jets.

12 of the busiest airports in the U.S. are affected: Atlanta, Boston, JFK in New York, Chicago, and notably Washington Reagan, the choice airport for those lobbyists and some legislators who fly private.

Exceptions will be made for emergency and law enforcement aircraft, but the National Business Aviation Association says this effectively shuts down private air travel at those airports.

Sunday was an especially tough day for commercial air travel as well.

Airlines canceled nearly 3,000 flights. That was 16% of all Delta flights. The company's hub, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson, was hit especially hard with flight cancellations; 223 flights were ta

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