Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta airports are bracing for fresh disruption after the Federal Aviation Administration said it will reduce flight capacity by 10% across 40 “high-volume” U.S. markets beginning Friday.

American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines are the world's three largest carriers by flights (and various other measures). They always are. According to Cirium Diio data, the trio has over 15,

The FAA is preparing for more possible ground stops and delays at several major airports amid air traffic controller shortages in the government shutdown.

American Airlines has filed flight schedules to one of Delta's key hubs — as well as four new routes and a resumption of a suspended transatlantic route.

Between October 29 and November 2, American Airlines, JetBlue, Southwest, and United Airlines started or resumed 11 routes. The condition for inclusion is that none of the markets could have been served since January 1, 2025. They are likely to be in my next celebratory Weekly Routes article ( see the most recent edition ).

The Atlanta-based airline becomes one of the more prominent companies to push for the reopening of the government, putting pressure on Democrats.