SEATAC—Seattle/Tacoma International airport (SEATAC), Washington State’s largest airport, is just one of 40 airports nationally to receive a 10% reduction in flights this Friday, November 7, amid the ongoing government shutdown.

The announcement came on Wednesday, November 5, by U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy who cited air traffic control safety concerns as the reason. Wednesday was also when the government shutdown hit a record-breaking 36 days marking it the longest in U.S. history. The previous record for longest government shutdown (35 days) was held in 2018 during President Trump’s first term.

“We are assessing the risk in the airspace. Delays and cancellations will be based on which controllers are coming to work,” said Duffy. “Reducing 10% of flight volume will reduce th

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