Airlines, FAA in Talks About When Flight Cuts Will Stop as Shutdown Nears End: Updates
SOURCE: USA TODAY, 11/11

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday warned that flight disruptions could skyrocket in the coming days if the House of Representatives does not vote to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

Ongoing government-mandated flight cancellations and severe weather in parts of the country wreaked havoc on air travel. In a news conference Tuesday afternoon from Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Duffy urged lawmakers to approve the bipartisan bill to reopen the government.

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