FAA, flight and the shutdown
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Hundreds of flights across the country were cancelled on Friday because of cuts mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration to relieve strain on air traffic controllers who are not being paid due to the government shutdown.
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.
As the government shutdown continues, causing flight delays and prompting an unprecedented move by the Federal Aviation Administration to reduce flights by up to 10% at 40 major airports nationwide, the security gates at San Francisco International Airport remain intact.