Airlines are taking flights offline while the shutdown drags on

Airlines are taking flights offline while the shutdown drags on

Airlines are taking flights offline, which is driving huge delays and could turn into travel misery over Thanksgiving if it isn’t resolved. The shutdown continues, and the politics around reopening government are still stuck in the same ugly place: Republicans waiting for Democrats to cave, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer putting forward what he called a "simple proposal" to reopen government — a one-year extension of health care subsidies — with the GOP not willing to walk through the door he opened.

Gobble's Take: Nothing says “customer service” like a delay that may become your holiday plan. Source: Perplexity Search (community: Reddit/HN)

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