Welcome back with the first step here underway to potentially end the government shutdown. How long will it take for a reduced flight schedule to get back to normal levels. The question so many of us are wondering.Bill trying to answer that this morning. Bill, >> and I've checked with a couple of airlines and I've asked them what their game plan is. Sarah, and all of them have said the same thing.You tell me when it officially ends. then we might have a better sense of how quickly our schedules can go back ...

And joining us now is Sarah Nelson, president of the largest flight attendance union in the country. Sarah, good to have you. We've talked a lot about the travel impacts due to the shutdown.So, what's going through your mind this morning now that there appears to be a deal. >> I'm thinking about the flight attendants on the front lines and the agents who are going to be dealing with the um the outcome of these flight cancellations and delays. I'm thinking about the air traffic controllers and the TSA office ...

Well, joining us right now, we have spokesperson for the Allied Pilots Association, Captain Dennis Tager. Uh, he has been a pilot, in fact, with American Airlines for 32 years. So, uh, congrats on that, sir.I know you've shoveled probably a lot of us back and forth, but let's talk about the delays which are going to impact travelers who have critical flights planned. I want to give the example of Lori Newman, a cancer patient traveling from her family home in Tennessee to her medical team in Texas. Take a l ...

Well, I will tell you, I just spoke with a disgruntled traveler here, a plastic surgeon heading from EWR to Barbados. An international flight canceled as she was headed to the airport here, rescheduled to JFK for an hour earlier. Of course, she missed that flight.So you are hearing a lot of travelers really attributing any and all cancellations now to the government shutdown and speaking with her. That's what she definitely underscored here. We do know right now the international flights should not be impac ...

CNBC's Phil Labau joins us. He's got American Airlines as CEO Robert Eisen with him. Phil.>> Uh, thank you, Andrew. Robert, uh, we are here in the nerve center in the operations center. This is where you manage all of your flights around the world, but here in the United States, the question is with the government shutdown and with fewer flights flying, how did you make the decision.You've got about 221 flights that were scheduled for today that you've now canled. How did you make that decision in terms of ...

CNBC's Phil Labau joins us. He's got American Airlines as CEO Robert Eisen with him. Phil.>> Uh, thank you, Andrew. Robert, uh, we are here in the nerve center in the operations center. This is where you manage all of your flights around the world, but here in the United States, the question is with the government shutdown and with fewer flights flying, how did you make the decision.You've got about 221 flights that were scheduled for today that you've now canled. How did you make that decision in terms of ...

As the government shutdown continues, the FAA has ordered a 10% reduction of flights across 40 major US airports. It's likely going to be a cha chaotic time uh for travelers. Senior personal finance correspondent Sharon Eper here now with more on what you need to know to protect your travel plans.>> Well, you know, Andrew, first we need to put this in perspective. The FAA estimates it handles more than 44,000 domestic flights every day. So reducing flights in these 40 airports from New York to Atlanta to Lo ...

long lines at airports. That is a huge concern for passengers during the government shutdown. Another big concern, these boards, the arrival departure boards.They're going to look very different. You're going to see cancellations. You're going to see delays.And that's because the government is reducing flights at 40 different airports across America. A 10% reduction. That means thousands of flights every day.We talked to airline passengers. What's on the top of their mind. They say safety.>> Number one, if ...