For flyers, smooth sailing so far amid FAA flight cancellations, but holiday worries mount

CHICAGO ‒ Walking into O'Hare International Airport on the first day of nationwide flight cancellations during the federal government shutdown, Scott Wolf was already prepared to jump in a car and drive 800 miles. His younger sister was getting married the next day in New York, and Wolf, the oldest of four siblings, wasn't going to let her down. He was set to speak in the wedding, and his wife was to walk in the ceremony. They worried their American Airlines flight would be canceled at the