US airlines cancelled 1,460 flights on the second day of Federal Aviation Administration mandated flight cuts across the country and thousands of flights were delayed, adding to travel worries as air-traffic-controller absences rose amid the federal government shutdown, Reuters reported.

The agency on Saturday flagged major air traffic control staffing concerns, affecting 37 airport towers and other centers and delaying flights in around 12 major US cities such as Atlanta, Newark, San Francisco, Chicago and New York. Also Read | SNAP payments' disruption leaves Americans worried about families, pets

From Friday onwards, the FAA directed airlines to cut 4% of daily flights at 40 major airports due to air traffic control safety woes. The flights delays come at a time after shutdown

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