Airlines across the U.S. began canceling flights scheduled for the coming days, as the longest government shutdown in history snarls up air travel and forces thousands of passengers to change their travel plans.
With hundreds of services already suspended by the four largest airlines, the world’s busiest aviation market has become a flashpoint in the long-simmering clash between Republicans and Democrats over federal funding as President Donald Trump ramps up pressure to forge a deal.
The Republican-led administration has said the reductions are necessary to keep flying safe amid staffing shortages brought on by the