More than 1,500 flights were canceled nationwide on Saturday -- with more cancellations expected through Sunday -- as the Federal Aviation Administration continued limiting flight capacity at 40 major U.

Anxious travelers across the U.S. are feeling a bit of relief as airlines have mostly stayed on schedule while gradually cutting flights because of the government shutdown

U.S. airlines and travelers slogged through a second day of flight cuts across the country on Saturday as the government shutdown was expected to drive more cancellations in the days to come. The Federal Aviation Administration instructed airlines to cut 4% of flights on Saturday at 40 major airports because of the shutdown.

This shutdown is going to impact everything from cargo aircraft to people getting to business meetings to tourists being able to travel," he said. "It’s going to hit the hote

Flight cancellations have started at Florida airports Friday, Nov. 7, and will gradually increase over the next week.

Federal officials on Saturday canceled hundreds more flights at airports across the United States as the federal government shutdown entered its record-long 39th day on Saturday.

The U.S. government shutdown has rattled air travel — most recently with an unprecedented effort from the Federal Aviation Administration to cut flights by 10% at airports nationwide