The shutdown of the federal government of the United States has concluded moments ago tonight on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at Day 43, as after members of the House of Representatives voted 222 to 209, the president of the United States signed into law a spending package.
Breaking News: Government Shutdown 2025 Ends
60 out of 100 members of the Senate of the United States voted on Sunday, November 9, 2025 to advance a temporary funding bill to reopen the government and reinstate federal workers who were laid off with back pay. The government will be funded through Friday, January 30, 2026. The compromise between Democrats and Republicans comes after weeks of gridlock that has affected air traffic — among other products and services of the federal government.
The total number of delays of flights into, out of, or within the United States as of the time this article was published are at least:
- 7,017 on Friday, November 7, 2025
- 7,545 on Saturday, November 8, 2025
- 11,231 on Sunday, November 9, 2025
- 9,646 on Monday, November 10, 2025
- 4,158 on Tuesday, November 11, 2025
- 2,454 on Wednesday, November 12, 2025
- 345 on Thursday, November 13, 2025
- 0 on Friday, November 14, 2025
The total number of cancellations of flights into, out of, or within the United States as of the time this article was published are at least:
- 1,025 on Friday, November 7, 2025
- 1,566 on Saturday, November 8, 2025
- 2,954 on Sunday, November 9, 2025
- 2,422 on Monday, November 10, 2025
- 1,264 on Tuesday, November 11, 2025
- 905 on Wednesday, November 12, 2025
- 981 on Thursday, November 13, 2025
- 362 on Friday, November 14, 2025
The steep reduction of flights was ordered in a directive by Sean Duffy — who is the current secretary of transportation of the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States — because of risks with air traffic control safety risks from the current government shutdown. The reduction of capacity purportedly keeps airspaces around the country maintained while simultaneously relieving some pressure on as many as 13,000 air traffic controllers, who have been forced to work without pay.
Final Boarding Call
Now that the shutdown of the federal government of the United States has ended, commercial aviation throughout the country will return to normal — hopefully as soon as possible — and just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday season…
Photograph ©2015 by Brian Cohen.
