Up in the air

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World Business Report

2025-11-12

27 分钟
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We examine how the longest shutdown in the US history has affected the airline industry and hear from stranded passengers and furloughed air traffic controllers. And, on day two of the COP climate conference in Brazil, we talk a South African minister on what it will take to help poorer nations fund the transition to clean energy.
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  • Flight chaos in the US as the government shutdown leads to cancelled flights at dozens of airports.

  • We're not going to pay because the political games is almost like we feel betrayed.

  • I don't trust any airports.

  • I will never travel again.

  • If I travel again, I will drive.

  • Welcome to World Business Report from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Sam Fennick, hundreds of flights delayed and thousands cancelled.

  • It's the fifth day of travel turmoil in America.

  • Air traffic controllers are angry they've not been paid.

  • Travellers feel stranded.

  • Coming up we'll look at the mounting costs for the industry and could a two-year disruption to global shipping finally be coming to an end?

  • The Houthis say they'll pause their attacks in the Red Sea.

  • So travelers in the US are being told to brace for even more delays and cancellations this week.

  • The government shutdown means thousands of federal workers,

  • including air traffic controllers, haven't been paid.

  • Many of them are off work or too stressed to safely manage the system.

  • Let's hear from Jack Chris, an air traffic controller from the US state of Maryland.

  • It's been quite difficult.

  • It's been a state of hand on me.

  • There's nothing really normal that's going on right now.