More than 5,000 flights in the United States were delayed or canceled on November 8, APA reports citing specialized portal FlightAware.
Passengers on 4,087 flights experienced delays, and another 1,019 were canceled. On November 7, more than 7,000 flights were delayed and 1,025 were canceled. Due to the federal government shutdown, the US administration announced restrictions on air traffic at several major airports starting November 7 and limited space launches to certain times of day.