Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday the Federal Aviation Administration will cut flights by 10 percent at 40 high-traffic airports starting Friday due to constraints on the air traffic control workforce caused by the partial government shutdown.
Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford called the move “proactive,” citing agency data that found fatigue among air traffic controllers. They said the national airspace is still as safe as it was before the shutdown.
“It’s going to lead to more cancellations,” Duffy said at a press conference. “We’re going to work with the airlines to do this in a systematic way.”
