Day 41 of the shutdown of the federal government of the United States will conclude tonight on Monday, November 10, 2025 — but will a temporary funding bill finally end the current government shutdown, which keeps establishing a new record every day as the longest shutdown in the history of the country?
Will Temporary Funding Bill End Government Shutdown 2025?
Hope is on the horizon, as on Sunday, November 9, 2025, 60 out of 100 members of the Senate of the United States voted to advance a temporary funding bill to reopen the government and reinstate federal workers who were laid off with back pay. If the package is approved by the House of Representatives and signed by the president of the United States, the government would 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
- 8,337 on Monday, November 10, 2025
- 252 on Tuesday, November 11, 2025
- 0 on Wednesday, November 12, 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
- 2,319 on Monday, November 10, 2025
- 1,084 on Tuesday, November 11, 2025
- 792 on Wednesday, November 12, 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.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump posted the following message to air traffic controllers on his social media account earlier today, Monday, November 10, 2025:
All Air Traffic Controllers must get back to work, NOW!!! Anyone who doesn’t will be substantially “docked.” For those Air Traffic Controllers who were GREAT PATRIOTS, and didn’t take ANY TIME OFF for the “Democrat Shutdown Hoax,” I will be recommending a BONUS of $10,000 per person for distinguished service to our Country. For those that did nothing but complain, and took time off, even though everyone knew they would be paid, IN FULL, shortly into the future, I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU. You didn’t step up to help the U.S.A. against the FAKE DEMOCRAT ATTACK that was only meant to hurt our Country. You will have a negative mark, at least in my mind, against your record. If you want to leave service in the near future, please do not hesitate to do so, with NO payment or severance of any kind! You will be quickly replaced by true Patriots, who will do a better job on the Brand New State of the Art Equipment, the best in the World, that we are in the process of ordering. The last “Administration” wasted Billions of Dollars trying to fix antiquated “junk.” They had no idea what they were doing! Again, to our great American Patriots, GOD BLESS YOU – I won’t be able to send your money fast enough! To all others, REPORT TO WORK IMMEDIATELY. GOD BLESS AMERICA! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
The following 40 airports that have been most affected by the reduction of flights are listed in alphabetical order of the cities which they serve:
- Anchorage, Alaska — ANC
- Atlanta, Georgia — ATL
- Baltimore, Maryland — BWI
- Boston, Massachusetts — BOS
- Charlotte, North Carolina — CLT
- Chicago, Illinois — MDW
- Chicago, Illinois — ORD
- Cincinnati, Ohio — CVG
- Dallas, Texas — DAL
- Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas — DFW
- Denver, Colorado — DEN
- Detroit, Michigan — DTW
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida — FLL
- Honolulu, Hawaii — HNL
- Houston-Hobby, Texas — HOU
- Houston, Texas — IAH
- Indianapolis, Indiana — IND
- Las Vegas, Nevada — LAS
- Los Angeles, California — LAX
- Louisville, Kentucky — SDF
- New York, New York — JFK
- New York, New York — LGA
- Newark, New Jersey — EWR
- Memphis, Tennessee — MEM
- Miami, Florida — MIA
- Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota — MSP
- Oakland, California — OAK
- Ontario, California — ONT
- Orlando, Florida — MCO
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — PHL
- Phoenix, Arizona — PHX
- Portland, Oregon — PDX
- Salt Lake City, Utah — SLC
- San Diego, California — SAN
- San Francisco, California — SFO
- Seattle, Washington — SEA
- Tampa, Florida — TPA
- Teterboro, New Jersey — TEB
- Washington, District of Columbia – Dulles, Virginia — IAD
- Washington, District of Columbia – National Airport — DCA
Flight Waivers, Delays, and Cancellations
If you are traveling within the United States, expect delays and cancellations of flights until further notice. Keep up to date on the latest information pertaining to the directive from the Federal Aviation Administration which may adversely affect your travel plans. Postponing or canceling your trip might be a better option until the shutdown of the federal government of the United States finally ends.
If you have a flight scheduled, your flight may be delayed or canceled — and you may be eligible for a waiver of a fee to change your itinerary.
Here are twelve airlines which have issued travel alerts as a result of the planned reduction of flights:
- American Airlines has issued the following statement: “Due to the ongoing government shutdown and nationwide air traffic control staffing shortages, the FAA has directed airlines to reduce flight schedules to maintain safe airspace operations beginning Friday, Nov. 7. Flights on Thursday, Nov. 6, will operate as planned. While we are awaiting additional information from the FAA to determine which flights will be impacted, we expect the vast majority of our customers’ travel will be unaffected. As schedule changes are made, we will proactively reach out to customers who are impacted. As always, we encourage all customers to check their flight status on aa.com or the mobile app. In the meantime, we continue to urge leaders in Washington to reach an immediate resolution to end the shutdown.”
- Delta Air Lines has issued travel alerts for 39 airports from the aforementioned list for Friday, November 7, 2025 through Sunday, November 9, 2025; and Sunday, November 16, 2025 is the last day on which tickets must be reissued and rebooked travel must begin.
- United Airlines has issued travel alerts for Guam, Hong Kong, and nine airports in nine states for Thursday, November 6, 2025 through Thursday, November 13, 2025. You can reschedule your trip and the change fees and fare differences will be waived — but your new flight must be a flight operated by United Airlines departing between six days before and six days after your original travel date. Tickets must be in the same cabin and between the same cities as originally booked. If you cancel or do not take your trip, you can get a full refund.
- Alaska Airlines has issued a systemwide travel alert for Friday, November 7, 2025 through Monday, November 17, 2025; and Monday, November 24, 2025 is the last day on which tickets must be reissued and rebooked travel must begin.
- Southwest Airlines has issued the following statement: “Southwest Airlines is determining the scheduling adjustments needed to meet the required FAA flight reductions. While the vast majority of our Customers’ flights will not be disrupted, all Southwest Customers, with travel booked through Wednesday, November 12, may adjust their travel plans at no cost, or receive a refund if they choose not to travel, regardless of whether their flight is affected. We will communicate directly with affected Customers as soon as possible. Nothing is more important to Southwest than the Safety of our Customers and Employees.”
- JetBlue Airways has issued the following statement: “As you may have read in the news, the FAA has directed all airlines to reduce flight schedules beginning Friday, November 7, 2025. JetBlue is actively monitoring the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) planned flight reductions and evaluating potential impacts to our schedule. We are committed to keeping our customers informed and will communicate any changes as soon as possible. If your flight is affected, we’ll reach out using the contact information in your reservation.
- In most cases, we’ll automatically rebook you on the next available JetBlue flight.
- If your flight is canceled and you decide not to travel, you can request a full refund.”
- Frontier Airlines has issued a systemwide travel alert for Thursday, November 6, 2025 through Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
- Spirit Airlines has issued the following statement: “The FAA has directed airlines to reduce flight schedules, starting on Friday, Nov. 7, as a result of the government shutdown. While we are closely monitoring the situation, we expect to operate the vast majority of our flights. We will work to minimize any impacts to our Guests.
- If your flight is affected, we’ll reach out using the contact information in your reservation.
- If your flight is canceled and you decide not to travel, you will have the option to receive a full refund, or we can rebook you on the next available Spirit flight.”
- Sun Country Airlines has issued the following statement: “The FAA is directing airlines to cut flights in response to the ongoing government shutdown. Sun Country will be adjusting our flight schedules beginning Friday, November 7. We encourage all our customers who are traveling in the next few days to check their flight status via Suncountry.com or our mobile app.”
- Allegiant Air has posted a list of canceled flights.
- Avelo Airlines has issued the following statement, in part: “We will begin adjusting our flight schedules as early as Friday, November 7, and will continue to make updates as needed. Our goal is to give you several days’ advance notice of any changes, helping to minimize disruption and keep your travel plans as smooth as possible. Most of Avelo’s flights do not operate out of the 40 airports impacted. However, there may be some impact to Avelo flights, including at the following 11 airports: Orlando (MCO), Tampa (TPA), Atlanta (ATL), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Houston (HOU), New Orleans (MSY), Detroit (DTW), Chicago (ORD), Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Baltimore (BWI), and Washington Dulles (IAD). We will carefully assess flights in and out of these airports and make thoughtful schedule changes that support the FAA’s efforts and minimize disruptions to customers.”
- Breeze Airways has issued the following statement, in part: “In compliance with the recent FAA directive, Breeze has completed all required flight cancellations from November 7 to 14 and notified all impacted Guests. If you are flying through November 14 and have not received notice of a flight cancellation, your flight is not impacted.”
Final Boarding Call
Part of the aforementioned package means that if it is approved, Congress itself would be funded for all of 2026 and not just until January.
I have a proposal: no politician shall receive any pay or benefits at any time while the federal government is shut down…
All photographs ©2025 by Brian Cohen.
