What should’ve been a short trip to Columbus, Ohio turned into a lengthy nightmare for Carlie Steen.

"Today, we're on the plane, buckled up, ready to go and the door wouldn't shut. So, we had to get off, they had to get another plane. That was gonna take three or four hours. So, we got rerouted to LaGuardia. Now, we have to take a care from LaGuardia to JFK to get our car which is at JFK. So, it's been a weekend,” says Steen.

Unfortunately for her, there’s no end in sight for these disruptions.

On Tuesday, 6% of flights were canceled at 40 major airports, including LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy International and Newark. That number is expected to climb to 10% by the end of the week, regardless of how long the government shutdown lasts.

"We are going to look at the data and make the best d

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