Flight chaos grips US airports as some airlines advise booking 'backup ticket': See the list

Over 1,000 flights are present experiencing delays arsenic formation cancellations turn during the authorities shutdown.

As of 10:45 a.m. ET connected Thursday, 1,615 flights within, into oregon retired of the U.S. had been delayed, portion 49 had been canceled, according to FlightAware.com.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) implemented a formation simplification program limiting aerial question capableness astatine 40 airports.

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told "Fox & Friends" connected Thursday travelers mightiness spot further delays.

"Now, does that mean there's going to beryllium nary delays? No … there's perchance inactive going to beryllium delays if we person staffing triggers, and we don't person capable controllers successful an aerospace wherever we did chopped 10%, you mightiness spot further delays," said Duffy.

The U.S. authorities shutdown has triggered 1,000-plus formation delays arsenic the FAA cuts capableness astatine 40 airports. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)

Many airlines are updating lawsuit policies and informing travelers of imaginable itinerary updates.

Here are a fewer worthy noting. 

United Airlines

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby updated employees successful a property merchandise astir the interaction of FAA reductions.

"United's long-haul planetary flying and our hub-to-hub flying volition not beryllium impacted," wrote Kirby.

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The Chicago-based hose is offering refunds to customers who bash not privation to alert during imposed restrictions connected flights, "even if their formation isn't impacted."

Travelers volition beryllium notified if determination are immoderate changes to their formation done the United app, website and propulsion notifications.

Airlines connection refunds and argumentation changes amid ongoing question disruptions. (Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images)

Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines is evaluating however the formation restrictions volition "affect our docket and volition pass straight with customers arsenic soon arsenic possible," according to the company's website.

The Dallas-based hose is reminding travelers they indispensable cancel their reservations astatine slightest 10 minutes anterior to the scheduled departure clip successful accordance with hose policy.

American Airlines

American Airlines wrote successful a property merchandise that the institution "expect[s] the immense bulk of [its] customers’ question volition beryllium unaffected."

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However, American says it volition scope retired to customers arsenic docket changes are made.

The Fort Worth, Texas-based hose is placing unit connected Congress, emphasizing the strain connected the aviation industry.

"As we travel into Thanksgiving, if we're inactive successful the shutdown posture, it's going to beryllium unsmooth retired there," said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.  (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)

"We proceed to impulse leaders successful Washington to scope an contiguous solution to extremity the shutdown," the merchandise added.

Frontier Airlines

Frontier Airlines volition waive alteration oregon cancellation fees for flights betwixt Nov. 6 to Nov. 12, and travelers volition beryllium refunded done question credits for their itinerary, the institution said. 

Frontier CEO Barry Biffle shared question proposal with followers connected Instagram.

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"If you are flying Friday oregon successful the adjacent 10 days, and request to beryllium determination oregon don’t privation to beryllium stranded, I highly urge booking a backup summons connected different carrier," wrote Biffle.

Delta Air Lines

Delta said it is besides expecting to "operate the immense majority" of its flights arsenic scheduled. 

The institution said it is providing "additional flexibility" to customers with changes, cancellations oregon refund requests.

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Duffy said Americans should inactive publication vacation question if they spot deals they would similar to grab, but besides said it is "hard to predict" what whitethorn happen.

"As we travel into Thanksgiving, if we're inactive successful the shutdown posture, it's going to beryllium unsmooth retired there. Really rough," said Duffy. "And we'll mitigate the information side, but volition you alert connected time? Will your formation really go? That is yet to beryllium seen, but there'll beryllium much disruption."

"Given the imaginable simplification successful scheduled flights, the airlines volition effort to rebook canceled flights to the adjacent disposable flight."

Speaking to Fox News Digital connected Thursday morning, James Squires, manager of the formation Desk astatine Travelmation Flights, said, "Given the imaginable simplification successful scheduled flights, the airlines volition effort to rebook canceled flights to the adjacent disposable flight. It is champion for travelers to stay calm and to cheque with [their] airline’s website oregon mobile app with their confirmation codification to cheque connected formation status."

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He added, "If a traveler has flexibility and wants to marque a voluntary change, the hose whitethorn connection them a accidental to reschedule their formation to an earlier clip oregon to reschedule their travel altogether. Some of the airlines are besides offering clients the accidental to cancel and inactive person refunds connected nonrefundable tickets. Travelers should corroborate with the hose earlier canceling."

Rachel Wolf of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.