The two major airports in North Texas will lose flights should the Federal Aviation Administration follow through with a 10% reduction in air traffic at some of the nation's busiest airports.

CBS News reports that both Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field Airport are on a preliminary list of 40 major airports that will have their air traffic cut by 10% in the coming days. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who announced the traffic cut Wednesday, said it was to cope with shortages of air traffic controllers who are working without pay amid the 36-day-long government shutdown .

According to CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave, DFW averages 1,800 flights per day and Love Field averages 200 flights per day. A 10% cut means the airports cou

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