Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned as many as 20% of flights could be canceled if the government shutdown drags on.

Since Friday, Cibao International Airport in Santiago has been experiencing a series of flight delays and cancellations to and from the United States due to the crisis caused by the shortage of air traffic controllers in that country.

Only two flights have been canceled so far at McGhee Tyson on Nov. 7. Knoxville, so far, has avoided the brunt of the government shutdown impacts on airports. Unlike other Tennessee airports, like Nashville International Airport, long security lines and delays have been minimal.

As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history drags on, airlines have been ordered to begin reducing operations on a phased-in basis.

Airlines across the country, including San Francisco International Airport, are scrambling to adjust schedules while travelers are facing widespread delays and cancellations.

Flight delays and cancellations are piling up Saturday across the U.S. after the Federal Aviation Administration cut flights at 40 U.S. airports on Friday.

Investigators said two people were on board the Beech A36 when a part of the airplane's nose and right main landing gear made contact with a snowbank on the morning of February 23, 2025.

U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,700 flights on Sunday as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that air traffic across the nation would “slow to a trickle” if the federal government shutdown lingered into the busy Thanksgiving travel holiday season.