United Airlines to offer refunds because of shutdown-caused flight restrictions
1. United Airlines offers refunds due to government shutdown flight reductions. 2. Schedule cuts impact regional flying, not long-haul international flights. 3. FAA reduces air traffic by 10% across 40 domestic airports. 4. United will maintain approximately 4,000 daily flights despite reductions. 5. Shutdown forces thousands of TSA and air traffic controllers to work unpaid.