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Two passenger jets nearly collided with each other moments after taking off from Los Angeles International Airport last Friday. Kevin Ray, who streams take-offs and landings at LAX on his YouTube channel Airline Videos Live,
Travel experts share tips on what you can do if your flight is canceled amid FAA cuts to air traffic due to the government shutdown.
LAX will cut flights by 10% due to air traffic controller shortages and a prolonged government shutdown impacting airports nationwide.
The FAA ordered airlines to cut thousands of flights as the agency deals with air traffic controller shortages during the government shutdown. The cuts began Friday morning.
The cancellations would amount to "fewer than 200 flights" on Friday, Nov. 7, before continuing throughout the weekend.
Delays of nearly 1½ hours were anticipated for flights heading to LAX between 8 and 10 p.m. In San Diego, delays of 1 hour, 20 minutes were expected between 9 and 10 p.m.
The Federal Aviation Administration told airlines on Thursday to cut 4% of flights at 40 high-traffic airports starting Friday, according to a document seen by Reuters.