If there’s one factor Republicans love, it’s shutting down the federal government. Positive, which means briefly leaving a whole bunch of hundreds of federal staff and contractors with out paychecks, hurting the economic system, and customarily creating an all-around trouble for tens of millions of individuals, however apparently, it’s value it if it means they get to shout about how being homosexual needs to be unlawful, and the federal government ought to management what garments folks put on. For individuals who don’t work for the federal authorities, one of many largest frustrations will probably be associated to air journey.

However whereas it’s regular for air journey to be interrupted throughout a authorities shutdown, Yahoo Finance studies that this time round, it’s going to probably be worse than it has been previously. That’s as a result of the deadline for making a deal that may avert a shutdown additionally lands on the final day for Congress to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration. The professional-airline lobbyist group Airways for America informed Yahoo Finance that the shutdown “might result in flight delays for vacationers and cargo shipments, longer screening strains,” and would have additional reaching results reminiscent of placing a pause on the coaching of recent air site visitors controllers.

But when the federal government shuts down earlier than reauthorizing the FAA, which seems to be the likeliest consequence, that can solely make flying even worse. In response to Airways for America, it “dangers our capacity to perform effectively and isn’t conducive to the expansion and vitality of our airspace.” It’s doable that the Senate will have the ability to move a invoice earlier than the deadline that may briefly hold the federal government open and reauthorize the FAA, however even when it passes, it’s unlikely that Home Republicans will even permit it to be voted on.

“The very last thing we’d like is extra strain on an already strained aviation system and workforce,” mentioned Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell in a press release. However since Christofascists reminiscent of Matt Gaetz, Paul Gosar and Marjorie Taylor Greene disagree, don’t anticipate any motion on the difficulty with the FAA earlier than they shut down the federal government. So in case you have a flight scheduled for subsequent week (and probably a number of weeks after), be ready for longer than regular safety strains, flight delays, canceled flights, and a typically hellish expertise. Or possibly simply drive. Thanks, Republicans!