The Federal Aviation Administration is cutting flights at 40 U.S. airports beginning Friday, Nov. 7, as air traffic controllers and TSA agents continue to go unpaid during the government shutdown.

Estimates of the economic hit from the U.S. government shutdown put the losses at up to $16 billion every week the impasse continues.

The U.S. government shutdown has rattled air travel — most recently with an unprecedented effort from the Federal Aviation Administration to cut flights by 10% at airports nationwide. And the disruptions are causing some to instead hit the road or buy a train ticket.

After weeks of stalemate, Senate Democrats said they would be willing to reopen the government in exchange for a one-year extension of expiring health care subsidies.

The FAA ordered 10% of flights cut amid the government shutdown. Airlines cancelled flights at 40 US airports, throwing travel plans into disarray.

Liquor makers can't get approvals for new releases as long as the government is shut down. Even if it reopens soon, it may be too late to make the holiday season.

Airlines have canceled hundreds of flights to comply with a shutdown-related FAA directive to reduce traffic at 40 airports, including Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas