New York, LA and Chicago airports among 40 facing air traffic reductions

<p>US government shutdown blamed for cuts from Friday, two weeks before busy Thanksgiving holiday travel period</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/nov/06/donald-trump-government-shutdown-venezuela-senate-vote-us-politics-live-news-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>New York, Los Angeles and Chicago airports are among 40 that will see reductions in flights from Friday as a result of the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-longest-trump-republican-senators-democrats-9712df6c11ef19c5df8f18c8a4f7b341">government shutdown</a>, according to a list distributed to the airlines.</p><p>The Associated Press published the list after airline regulators identified “high-volume markets” where air traffic will be reduced on Friday, a move that would force airlines to cancel thousands of flights and create a cascade of scheduling issues and delays at some of the nation’s largest airports.</p><p>This article was amended on 6 November 2025. A previous version said the US government was in its 35th day of shutdown. The correct current number is 37 days.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/06/us-40-airports-traffic-reduced">Continue reading...</a>