Saturday, 8 November 2025

Flights Cancelled as Longest US Shutdown Ever Continues

Nov 8, 2025 | Elections in the United States this week showed that many of Donald Trump's former supporters are turning on him: blaming him for their economic woes.

Difficulties only exacerbated by a six-week-long government shutdown that's now starting to hit air travel.

More than a thousand flights were cancelled yesterday, and nearly another thousand today. The government says it needs to relieve pressure on air-traffic controllers, currently working without pay.