Federal officials announced that the U.S. will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 "high-volume" markets, citing staffing shortages related to the ongoing government shutdown. Kris Van Cleave has details.

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The U.S. government shutdown, now in its 36th day, has resulted in an unprecedented reduction in air traffic, with the FAA announcing the cancellation of thousands of flights nationwide starting Friday. The move is due to severe staffing shortages among air traffic controllers, who have been working without pay and are increasingly calling out, causing significant delays at major airports.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ordered U.S. airlines to cut thousands of daily flights, with the FAA mandating a 10% reduction in 40 high-traffic markets. While the Department of Transportation has not released the full list of affected cities, most major airports are expected to experience cancellations, impacting an estimated 2,000 to 4,000 flights each day.

Thousands of flights cancelled due to government shutdown

Good evening. I'm john Dickerson. I'm Maurice Dubois. The U. S. Government shutdown now in day 36 is the longest ever and it is forcing drastic action. Today, the F. A. A. Announced an unprecedented reduction in air traffic, meaning the cancellation of thousands of flights nationwide beginning friday. Officials say the move is in response to staffing shortages among air traffic controllers who have been required to work without pay during the shutdown. Many have been calling out senior transportation correspondent chris van cleve leads us off tonight from the airport in phoenix chris and staffing issues here in phoenix are right now causing delays around three hours. The F. A. A. Says the impact of the shutdown on controllers is added pressure and growing fatigue. That's what prompted this surprise move to cancel flights starting friday. It is an unprecedented move by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ordering the U. S. Airlines to slash thousands of daily flights heading into the weekend. We're noticing that there's additional pressure that's building in the system. And again, our priority is to make sure that you're safe. After working without pay for more than a month, air traffic control sick calls have surged. The staffing crunch prompted today's announcement. Just yesterday, Duffy warned as soon as next week, the government may have to close portions of the airspace in order to manage the 45,000 or so daily scheduled flights. We're a new territory. The F. A. A. Is ordering a 10% reduction of flights in 40 high traffic markets starting friday Administrator Brian Bedford. The system is extremely safe today. It will be extremely safe tomorrow. And if this, if the pressures continue to build, even after we take these, these measures will come back and take additional measures today. U. S. Airlines announced they expect a record breaking 31 million passengers over Thanksgiving. But that could be in doubt if the shutdown continues. This isn't just travel. This is a national strategic asset. The fact that this political fight is having an impact and effectively penalizing every american in doing so. It's just not right. Chris, let me ask you if I've got a ticket and I'm leaving from a city, is my city going to be hit? How do I know right now? You won't know because D. O. T. Has not released those 40 cities. Now we expect the top 30 busiest airports will assuredly be on that list and almost any major airport is going to see a cancellation of some kind. You're looking at anywhere from about 2 to maybe 4000 flights. That's probably the range we're talking about every day. Stay tuned. Flyers. The airlines are scrambling to make these plans in real time right now. Hit refresh on the webpage. Thank you. Chris Van Cleve.

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