Government shutdown affects flights at Columbia Regional Airport
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A number of flights have been affected at Columbia Regional Airport because of the ongoing government shutdown.
Two American Airlines flights scheduled to leave from Columbia to Dallas on Monday were canceled, as well as one flight coming into Columbia from Dallas. Another flight from Dallas was delayed by five hours.
A United Airlines flight scheduled to go to Chicago from Columbia was canceled after it was delayed by roughly eight hours.
There have been at least 40 flights at St. Louis Lambert International Airport since 3:15 p.m. Monday that have been delayed or canceled, while five flights in Kansas City have been affected during the same time period.