The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expected to announce which airports will see cancellations on Thursday, leaving airlines and travellers alike to adjust plans last minute as the government shutdown stretches on with no end in sight.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is initiating a 10 per cent reduction in capacity at 40 major U.S. airports, the department said in a statement, and will release that list on Thursday.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Wednesday that he would order the flight cuts to ensure aviation safety in the midst of a U.S. government shutdown.

Speaking on FOX News on Thursday, Duffy said air travel in the U.S. was “going to be rough heading into the holidays if we are still in the shutdown.”

However, he added that “I w

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