This article was updated on Nov. 11, at 6:17 p.m.
Airlines have canceled more than 9,000 flights across the U.S. since the Federal Aviation Administration ordered flight cuts last week to ease demand on control towers, which are short-staffed during the federal government shutdown.
Although the government appears set to reopen in the coming days, airport disruptions, flight cancellations and economic losses won’t disappear right away.
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