# One of America’s most popular travel hubs, Orlando Airport, came close to cancelling all landings after the government’s shutdown caused a last-minute scramble for air traffic controllers. Flights in and out of the home of Disney World and Universal Studios face delays of up to 90 minutes. The flight tracking website, FlightAware, says nearly six-thousand flights had been delayed and one-thousand-100 cancelled nationwide on Thursday alone. Since the shutdown began on 1 October, more than 13-thousand air traffic controllers are working without pay, with some taking second jobs to make ends meet.
Orlando airport close to cancelling all landings due to US government shutdown