The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce flights at dozens of major airports as early as Friday if no shutdown deal is reached, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced at a news conference Wednesday.

The Federal Aviation Administration plans to reduce air traffic by 10% starting Friday at some of the country's busiest airports if the federal government shutdown continues, officials said Wednesday. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said the reduction would occur in 40 "high-volume traffic markets."

The Trump administration will ground 10 per cent of flights across 40 major US airports unless a deal to end the federal government shutdown is reached.

The US Secretary of Transportation announced a 10% reduction in flights at 40 airports to make up for the absence of 2,000 air traffic controllers. The controllers have not been paid for a month because of the budget paralysis.

The FAA will cancel thousands of flights starting Friday to address fatigue among air traffic controllers working without pay during the government shutdown.

The FAA said it was requiring the reduction of air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets starting Friday. American Airlines operates 75% of the flights at Philadelphia International Airport.

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The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce flight capacity by 10% at 40 major airports across the country.