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Some flights leaving Seattle have been forced to add stops to refuel after a pipeline spill cut off jet fuel supply to the airport as it gears up for a surge in travel through Thanksgiving.

Though airlines say they expect normal operations to resume within three or four days after the order is lifted, some have suggested that problems might linger longer than that.

°®¶¹´«Ã½land Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Nov. 13 the move would help TSA employees who took extra shifts to keep security lines moving as paychecks stopped.

Airlines across the U.S. have canceled flights as the longest government shutdown in history snarls up air travel and forces thousands of passengers to change their travel plans.

U.S. airlines began canceling hundreds of flights Nov. 6 due to the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to reduce traffic at the country’s busiest airports starting Nov. 7.

The U.S. will cut flight capacity by 10% at 40 high-volume markets across the country, as travelers continue to face flight disruptions due to an uptick in air traffic controller absences.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted Nov. 4 that there could be chaos in the skies next week if the government shutdown drags on and air traffic controllers miss a second paycheck.

U.S. air travel is beginning to show signs of strain as the government shutdown drags on, with traffic controller shortages snarling thousands of flights into the weekend.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey opened a $270 million consolidated cargo handling center at JFK airport to lessen truck congestion and boost high-value cargo handling.

U.S. aviation safety regulators are slowing the rate of arrivals at Ronald Reagan airport to help ease the strain on air traffic controllers after last week's deadly midair collision.