WASHINGTON: Air travel in the United States could soon “slow to a trickle,” authorities warned Sunday as thousands more flights were canceled or delayed and passengers faced chaos triggered by the federal government shutdown. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the number of flights being snarled or cut would multiply if the funding impasse between Democrats and Republicans continues while Americans gear up to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday later this month. “It’s only going to get worse,” Duffy said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” a Sunday news talk show.

Travelers across the United States are bracing for major disruption, with airlines ordered to cut flights by up to 10% amid a government shutdown that has left thousands of…

Experts predict hundreds if not thousands of flights could be canceled at dozens of major airports