Despite the government reopening on Wednesday , flights are still being affected by the 43-day government shutdown.

Flight tracker FlightAware reported that 1,289 flights were canceled on Thursday, and another 14,106 flights were delayed. While the numbers are expected to increase later in the day, there was a slight decrease in cancellations.

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Air traffic controllers missed two paychecks during the shutdown. However, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Thursday that paychecks are “coming their way.” Dur

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