Florida flights cancelled Tuesday in shutdown's 5th reduction day

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A government shutdown and severe weather are causing widespread flight cancellations and delays across the U.S.

Florida airports have been significantly impacted, with over 1,300 cancellations and nearly 7,300 delays since Friday.

Travelers are advised to monitor their flight status frequently using airline apps and to rebook immediately if a flight is canceled.

A to finally end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, but that doesn't mean your travel hassles are going to let up anytime soon.

Mandated flight cancellations to alleviate overworked air traffic controllers, who have not been paid since the government shutdown began on Oct. 1, are still going on, leaving travelers stranded and scrambling for alternative options, and frigid polar blasts are brin