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A Southwest Airlines airplane is seen through the structure at Reunion Tower as it flies over Dallas after taking off from Dallas Love Field Airport Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

If you have upcoming travel plans anytime soon, you might notice fewer options on the airport's departure board.

Airlines are scaling back flights at dozens of major U.S. airports to ease the pressure on air traffic controllers, who have been working unpaid and under intense strain during the ongoing government shutdown.

The Federal Aviation Administration says the decision is necessary to keep travelers safe. Many controllers have been putting in long hours and mandatory overtime while lawmakers are at a standstill over

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