United Airlines planes on the tarmac at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, US, on Sunday, November 9th. Photograph: Mark Felix/ Bloomberg
Top Trump administration officials have warned that US air travel would slow to a “trickle” and US economic growth could turn negative if the country’s federal government shutdown continues for much longer.
The shutdown – which became the longest in US history this week – dragged into the weekend as Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill showed little sign of breaking the impasse.
US treasury secretary Scott Bessent warned the economic impact would only get “worse and worse” as the closure disrupted air travel and cut the flow of
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