And end to the government shutdown may be closer to reality.
But the Federal Aviation Administration has not yet lifted mandated flight reductions at the busiest airports around the country that in place to try reduce stress on the air traffic control system.
As a result, massive flight cancelations and delays are still a major issue.
As the day begins, Flightaware.com is reporting more than 1,100 flight cancellations for today (Tuesday) and about 600 delays.
But that is likely to increase over the course of the day, especially with weather issues in some parts of the country.
Updated airline refund/change fee waiver policies
Airlines are updating their travel advisories and travel alerts on a rolling basis to reflect the flights they have canceled in response to flight reduction mandates.
Refunds are available if you choose not to fly. Be sure to read the details about rebooking, as there are restrictions about when your flight was booked, and when you choose to fly.
And of course, keep checking back, as the policies are being updated each day.
Alaska Airlines: policies apply for flights scheduled through November 17. If you’re not requesting a refund, you can rebook to fly by November 24.
American Airlines is offering refunds and waiving changes fees for travel to/through or from more than 20 airports for flighs sheduled through November 15. The change fee waiver applies to rebooked flights through November 17.
Delta Air Lines: If you were scheduled to travel by 15, 2025, the change fee waiver applies to rebooked flights that occur by November 17.
See the updated cancel and fee waiver policy for Frontier Airlines here.
JetBlue‘s updated policies on refunds and flight reduction fee waivers are listed here.
Southwest Airlines updated policies are listed here.
The Spirit Airlines policy is posted here.
United Airlines policy is posted here.
