WASHINGTON: Air travel in the United States could soon \u201cslow to a trickle,\u201d authorities warned Sunday as thousands more flights were canceled or delayed and passengers faced chaos triggered by the federal government shutdown.<\/p>\n
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the number of flights being snarled or cut would multiply if the funding impasse between Democrats and Republicans continues while Americans gear up to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday later this month.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s only going to get worse,\u201d Duffy said on CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union,\u201d a Sunday news talk show.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe two weeks before Thanksgiving, you\u2019re going to see air travel be reduced to a trickle.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Sunday morning, more than 1,330 cancelations were recorded for flights within the United States and to and from the US, according to data from FlightAware, a flight tracking platform.<\/p>\n
Airports that were particularly hard hit included the three New York City area airports, Chicago\u2019s O\u2019Hare International Airport, and Atlanta\u2019s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.<\/p>\n
Duffy warned that many Americans planning to travel for the November 27 holiday \u201care not going to be able to get on an airplane, because there are not going to be that many flights that fly if this thing doesn\u2019t open back up.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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