FAA, United Airlines and flights
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Airlines have been ordered to cancel thousands of flights due to the government shutdown. Here's what they're telling passengers. 10% of flights at 40 major airports are being cut from Friday amid the government shutdown. Many airlines are working out the details of how their schedules will be affected.
CHICAGO -- A tech outage led United Airlines to ground flights nationwide Wednesday night, and even with the issue now resolved, over 1,000 flights have been delayed and dozens canceled. The outage stemmed from an issue with the airline's weight and ...
Flights had also been grounded on Oct. 29, when the FAA told WUSA9 that "military activities" had delayed flights. Similar to Tuesday, the FAA's National Airspace System Status had said the ground stop was issued "due to security."