US commercial flights see ≥10% cancellations week of November 10?
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Nov 16
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Due to the ongoing government shutdown, the FAA is warning travelers that an increasing number of flights will be cancelled starting tomorrow (Friday 11/7), increasing to 10% by next week:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/us/politics/faa-flights-air-traffic-government-shutdown.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/flight-reduction-shutdown-faa-rcna242231

Typical cancellation rates in November are below 1%, so this market asks whether the total number will be at least 10%. I plan to use the Bureau of Transportation Statistics website as my source of truth but am happy to use another one if traders convince me there's a more accurate source (contingent on it being easy enough to get the correct data).

There will be a delay in resolving this market, as I will be off-grid at the end of next week. Setting a close date of next week's end, to be resolved approximately Nov. 23 or 24. Thank you in advance for your patience.

Fine print:

  • Worried about time zones and edge cases? Please don't be, as I won't be careful about it. I'll trust whatever day-bucketing methodology is used by the data source I choose.

  • For purposes of this market, a week starts on Monday and ends on Sunday. My read of the current announcement is that changes will start on Sunday, so there shouldn't be any boundary effects by Monday.

  • I think a numerical bins market would be fun too, but IME those get fewer participants. Let me know if you want me to create such a market.

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Meowdy! The FAA shutdown impact looks serious; 10%+ cancellations next week seems likely given official warnings. I'll revisit tonight for any updates or new data before finalizing bets :3

opened a Ṁ250 YES at 70% order

I'm hedging against reality. I have some family traveling soon and they're worried about getting stranded and are considering canceling their plans

please trade this market so I can present it as proof to them about whether or not they should cancel their trip

@Stralor (commented to repost)

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