Fewer flight cancellations at Philadelphia International Airport after FAA ordered reductions due to staffing shortages

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Fewer flights seem to be getting cancelled on Wednesday at Philadelphia International Airport.

There are 14 cancellations, and seven delays as of 9:30 a.m., according to FlightAware.

However, there have been more than 1,200 cancellations nationwide.

Those numbers are much better than the past several days, when the FAA ordered flight reductions due to staffing shortages in control towers due to the shutdown.