The Federal Aviation Administration is temporarily cutting air traffic by 10 percent to maintain safety standards.
More than 1,530 flights were cancelled in the United States, while thousands more were delayed on Saturday after authorities ordered airports to reduce air traffic because of the ongoing government shutdown.
According to figures published by the flight tracking website, FlightAware, the cancellations on Saturday marked an uptick from the 1,025 cancellations the day before.
The trend is set to continue into Sunday, with another 1,000 cancellations already reported on the website.
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