Over 1,000 U.S. flights canceled as air traffic reduction takes effect amid gov't shutdown

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Over 1,000 U.S. flights were canceled on Friday as a reduction in air traffic took effect amid an air traffic controller staffing shortage during the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. U.S. flight-tracking website FlightAware showed that as of 5 p.m. Friday, 4,309 flights had...