As the United States crawls towards a potential end to the government shutdown , the US aviation sector has been taking a beating. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a reduction in flight capacity at 40 major airports across the country, starting from Friday. As that order has gone into effect over the past few days, thousands of flights have been canceled and tens of thousands more have experienced severe delays.

The most impacted carrier thus far has been Delta Air Lines , which has seen more than 1,500 flights canceled since Friday. But it is the regional carriers across the US that have been hardest hit. Despite only operating about 30% of US flights on any given day, they have accounted for nearly half of all flight cancellations, with some having to can

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