The Federal Aviation Administration plans to cut flights by 10 percent at 40 airports—including Reagan National, Dulles, and BWI—starting Nov. 7 if the government shutdown continues. The move aims to ease strain on unpaid air traffic controllers but is expected to cause widespread delays and cancellations in the Washington area and nationwide.

Early Friday evening, there had been 91 delays at BWI and 22 cancellations, according to flight tracking and aviation data company FlightAware. Dulles had 76 delays and 22 cancellations. Ronald Reagan had 323 delays and 138 cancellations.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it was delaying flights at eight airports including in Atlanta, San Francisco, Houston, Washington and Newark, citing widespread air traffic staffing issues as controllers have not been paid during the government shutdown.

Looking ahead, the best advice I can share for flyers or those picking up is to stay abreast of the specific status of their flights using their airline’s app or website,” said a Norfolk

Air traffic control audio shows the communication between the tower and pilots during the bomb threat. The ground stop contributed to flight delays.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Airport security screeners working without pay during the U. government shutdown are in a stronger financial position than they were during the last prolonged closure in 2019,

Flight delays are expanding as air traffic controller staffing problems persist despite mandated cuts to flights. About 800 flights have been canceled, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned the percentage could rise to 15-20%.