Will a Government Shutdown Affect Your Holiday Flight Plans? What to Know

If a partial shutdown happens, nonessential services would stop while essential services would continue.

National parks would shutter, but the FBI would still operate.

Social Security beneficiaries would still receive checks, but the IRS would stop auditing returns.

What about air travel?

For more, here’swhat happens to your benefits if the government shuts down.

How would a government shutdown affect holiday flights?

Operation of navigational aids will also continue.

How would a government shutdown affect the TSA?

We expect to screen 40M passengers over the holidays and through January 2.

The US government has shut down or had funding gaps20 times for at least one daysince 1977.

Absent air traffic controllers also caused flight delays at some airports.

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