The American pilot asked passengers to call their legislators to resolve the delay.

Currently, the US federal government shutdown has entered its 42nd day, continuing to impact the aviation industry in the United States. Shortage of personnel has exacerbated flight restrictions, causing millions of passengers to face travel difficulties. On November 8th, a Delta Airlines flight from Puerto Rico to Atlanta was forced to divert to Birmingham, with passengers required to offload all personal items and unable to return home that day due to pilot duty time ending. On November 10th, a Southwest Airlines captain discussed the impact of the government shutdown on air travel with passengers during a delay on a flight from New York to Dallas, urging passengers to call their supporting legislators to push for an end to the shutdown.