Rio Yamat

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Bastian

Delta took $200 million hit from longest government shutdown in history, filings reveal

By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press

Travelers line up at the security checkpoint at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on November 22, 2024, ahead of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.

Travel & Leisure

73 million Americans will be driving and nearly 18 million will go through TSA in the busiest Thanksgiving travel season in 15 years

By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press

airline

Congress is already preparing for the next shutdown, writing a bill to pay air traffic controllers when the parties inevitably clash again

By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat, and others

airline

Normal airline service resumes Monday at 6am ET, FAA says, just in time for Thanksgiving travel

By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, and others

Airport

Trump’s FAA refuses to give timeline on when flights will be normal after shutdown ends

By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, and others

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to journalists aboard Air Force One en route to South Korea on October 29, 2025 in Japan.

“Get back to work, NOW!!!”: Trump pressures unpaid controllers as FAA grounds thousands of flights

By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, and others

Airplanes at airport

Trump demands $10,000 bonuses for air traffic controllers who worked during shutdown and pay cuts for those who didn’t amid flight chaos

By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, and others

Travelers wait and check for their flights at San Francisco International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (Gabrielle Lurie /San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Travel & Leisure

Worried your flight will be canceled? Here’s what to know about refunds and how to deal with airlines

By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press

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1,000 canceled Friday flights just a fraction of travel total as America keeps moving—for now

By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat, and others

arirlines

‘You can’t expect people to go in to work when they’re not getting a paycheck’: Travelers sympathize despite 800 downed Friday flights

By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat, and others

shutdown

Hundreds of flights are getting canceled every day. Here’s what to know about the 10% reduction caused by the government shutdown

By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat, and others

Boeing

Boeing won’t face a criminal conspiracy charge over two 737 Max jetliner crashes that killed 346 people

By Rio Yamat, Jamie Stengle, and others

flights

FAA official says he’s never seen so many flight cancelations in 35 years working in aviation

By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press

An FAA Air Traffic Control Tower stands above Terminal 5 as the airport terminal building sits closed awaiting demolition to be rebuilt ahead of the 2028 Olympics as seen across the tarmac during the 10th annual Aviation Career Day at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California on October 30, 2025. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

FAA says nearly half of major air traffic control facilities are now experiencing staffing shortages as shutdown drags on

By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., walk through Statuary Hall at the Capitol to a news conference on day 23 of the government shutdown, in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

More flight disruptions are hitting airports across the country due to a shortage of air traffic controllers, who aren’t getting paid

By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press