Although the government shutdown may be ending, air travel won't immediately return to normal. On Sunday, senators approved a preliminary agreement to end the impasse, yet the Federal Aviation Administration announced on Monday that it will continue to cancel flights at 40 high-traffic US airports.
According to NBC News, more than 2,600 flights were canceled on Sunday, representing approximately 10% of all scheduled flights.
The record-long government shutdown has affected air traffic controllers, who are working without pay and were already shorthanded before the disruption began on Oct. 1.
A representative for the FAA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Even before the flight reductions began last week, passengers had already begun bracing for potential flight disruptions. Last Wednesday morning, CNET Senior Editor Corinne Reichert was buckled into her seat on a Southwest Airlines aircraft, getting ready for an in-state flight in California. While on the runway, the pilot informed passengers that it was unclear whether the shutdown would affect that day's flights and advised, "Keep your fingers crossed."
Read on below for what to know about traveling amid the government shutdown. And for other travel tips, see our smart travel checklist, guidelines on travel essentials to pack and how to avoid TSA checkpoint headaches.
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Is my airport affected?
These are the 40 airports currently affected, listed in alphabetical order by their three-letter airport code.
Anchorage International (ANC)
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