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FAA Cuts Flights 10% at 40 Hubs — Holiday Travel Chaos Begins

The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a 10 percent reduction in flights at 40 major U.S. airports amid the record federal shutdown, forcing airlines to cancel hundreds of flights and threatening mass disruptions ahead of Thanksgiving

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10% - FAA ordered flight reductions at 40 major U.S. airports due to the government shutdown

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"This should never happen in America" — U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr.

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