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The Senate took its first major step Sunday night toward ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, voting 60-40 to advance a deal that could reopen the government within days. But even if lawmakers finalize the agreement this week, travelers shouldn’t expect an instant return to normal at the nation’s airports.
Cancellations mount as flights cancelled amid federal government shutdown have left key transportation employees unpaid.
Major airlines are sharing updates as flight reductions begin on Friday due to the ongoing government shutdown.
Airlines working to meet the Trump administration reduction quotas may cancel regional operations; travelers advised to subscribe to flight alerts
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Two commercial flights narrowly missed work site on shortened Melbourne Airport runway in 2023
A Melbourne airport runway that had been shortened by more than a kilometre led to two close calls involving commercial flights in September 2023.
A plane headed to Jamaica for relief efforts following Hurricane Melissa has crashed in Coral Springs, according to a media report. There were "unknown fatalities" in the crash, t