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Data showed a “broader slowdown” Thursday across the country's aviation system for the first time since the shutdown began on Oct. 1, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.

Cancellation rates are high at airports in the New York metro region, including LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy, and Newark.