But on Wednesday, as the deal to end the shutdown moved toward its final passage, the U.S. Department of Transportation said that flight reductions at those airports will remain at 6%, rather than increasing to 10% as planned, because more air traffic controllers are going into work.

Riding in one of them, Ricky Pearson, a 28 year-old lineman at a regional airport in Virginia, had flashbacks to his days stationed at Oklahoma’s Fort Sill, when he and other troops were towed around in a vehicle for farm animals. “When I saw [the people mover], that’s exactly what I thought: ‘Holy cow, that looks like the cattle mover.’”

At least 18 people were injured when a mobile lounge that was transporting passengers at Dulles Airport crashed into a dock as it was approaching the building.

The vehicle was shuttling passengers to Concourse D when it “struck the dock at an angle as it was pulling up to the building," a spokeswoman said.

At least 18 passengers have been taken to the hospital after a people mover hit a building dock at Dulles International Airport.

The Federal Aviation Administration’s unprecedented order to reduce flights nationwide amid the record-long government shutdown is taking effect Friday morning.

More than a dozen people were hospitalized after a bus-like vehicle for passengers crashed into a dock at the Washington airport.

A people carrier used to take passengers to and from planes has crashed at an airport near Washington DC, injuring at least 18 people, authorities said. The vehicle, which is also known as a mobile lounge, hit a dock at Washington Dulles International Airport around 16:30EST (21:30GMT) on Monday.

Lithium-ion batteries, which power digital devices like laptops and phones, can become a threat to airplanes if they are damaged or become overheated. Because of this, airports have started to implement safety measures, including banning them from checked luggage.

Airlines canceled 17 Portland flights on Wednesday, six fewer than the day before as the federal government prepares to reopen. The Federal Aviation Administration began ordering carriers to ground some flights last week,