On Wednesday morning (November 12), at least 888 flights were canceled across the United States , with major airports in Chicago, Denver, and Atlanta experiencing the most disruptions. According to FlightAware, an additional 720 flights were delayed as of 10 a.m. ET. Chicago O’Hare International led the cancellations with 44 flights, followed by Denver with 43 and Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson with 37.

These cancellations are part of a continuing pattern of travel disruptions caused by a federal government shutdown, which has led to capacity limits at 40 major U.S. airports . The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been operating under constraints, with many federal employees, including Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff, working without pay. The shutdown began

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