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UNITED Airlines has canceled hundreds of flights and delayed nearly 2,000 since Wednesday, leaving a hoard of travelers out of luck.
The major carrier was forced to reduce schedules by the Federal Aviation Administration due to the ongoing partial government shutdown.
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In the past three days, United has canceled a concerning 212 flights, with the majority of axed trips being scheduled for Thursday.
There have also been 1,748 delays as the carrier battles Transportation Security Administration staff limits.
The FAA is imposing strict flight regulations due to the Department of Homeland Security shutdown that’s left TSA agents without pay.
After weeks of suffering through delayed paychecks, President Donald Trump finally issued an executive order to resume salaries this week.
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However, the damage of the second major shutdown had already taken its toll as nearly 500 TSA officers quit their jobs for good, the administration previously announced.
The cancellations came as United imposes a higher checked bag fee – and didn’t give a reason why.
Now, anyone purchasing a United ticket from Friday will have to pay $10 more for their first or second checked bags – and the price of a third skyrocketed $50.
The cost jump comes as the war in Iran is threatening fuel supplies and causing some carriers to impose a temporary price increase.
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JetBlue passengers now have to pay $59 instead of $50 for a second checked bag during off-peak periods and $69 instead of $60 for peak periods.
While the DHS shutdown is ongoing, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a funding plan has been established.
He said the Republicans in Congress will be rolling out a two-pronged approach “in the coming days” to get the majority of DHS funded.
A spending plan for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, which has been the center of the debate between Democrats and Republicans, would be established later.
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