The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown.

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 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 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.

Major airlines are providing meals and support to unpaid air traffic controllers and TSA officers during the federal government shutdown.

The federal government shutdown has pushed America’s aviation system to a dangerous tipping point, with five-hour TSA lines in Houston, widespread flight cancellations, and a alarming pattern of near-miss incidents that echo the crisis that

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport faces its fifth ground delay due to FAA staffing shortages amid the government shutdown.

The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce air traffic by 10% at 40 high-volume airports beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown. Henderson police are investigating a possible animal cruelty case after a dog found in a trash bag died at a local animal hospital Tuesday night.

Video of the deadly Louisville, Kentucky, crash showed flames on one of the plane's wings and a huge fireball erupting as the aircraft hit the ground.

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