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What the FAA’s Partial Shutdown Means for Travelers

On Friday, Congress left for the week without reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration's budget, resulting in a partial shutdown. However, this will have little impact for travelers. The current funding was set to expire Friday night.

What this means for travelers:

Airline ticket taxes will not be collected
Although some FAA employees will go on furlough, this partial shutdown does not affect air traffic controllers
Airport construction projects will be halted