There's no timeline on when flight cuts will ease up after the government shutdown ends

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport pictured on Friday, July 19, 2024. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

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.