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The cancellations would amount to "fewer than 200 flights" on Friday, Nov. 7, before continuing throughout the weekend.
If you were planning on flying on United Airlines in the coming days, you should be aware that your flight may not take off as planned.
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United Airlines releases list of hundreds of canceled flights, many of them in and out of Chicago
Overall, United has canceled more than 100 flights each day, Friday, Nov. 7 through Sunday, Nov. 9, the airline's website showed. Of those, 34 United flights scheduled to depart or arrive at Chicago O'Hare International Airport Friday were cut, with that number increasing to 38 Saturday.
U.S. airlines on Friday scrambled to cut 4% of flights at 40 major airports after the government imposed an unprecedented cut to air travel citing air traffic control safety concerns because of a record-setting government shutdown.
United Airlines is the largest carrier at Newark Liberty International Airport - how will it cope with the FAA's planned 10% flight reduction that begins this Friday?
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said the refund offer was available to any travelers who did not want to fly amidst newly announced restrictions.