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Your flights will be canceled - Today, Explained

Your flights will be canceled - Today, Explained

Update: 2025-11-06
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The government shutdown is making flying even worse. And maybe more dangerous.


This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.


A security checkpoint line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. Photo by MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images.


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Your flights will be canceled - Today, Explained

Your flights will be canceled - Today, Explained