(The Center Square) - The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday there would be a 10% reduction of air traffic in 40 locations across the country due to the ongoing government shutdown.

Officials with the FAA, including Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, said the reduction in services would begin on Friday.

"Our sole role is that we keep this airspace as safe as possible," Duffy said in a press conference. "This is about where's the pressure and how do we alleviate the pressure."

Bryan Bedford, the FAA administrator, said he has noticed flight controllers reporting "issues of fatigue" since the federal funding lapse began on Oct. 1.

"We are seeing pressures build in a way that we don't feel – if we allow it to go unchecked – will allow us to continue to tell the public we ope

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