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