U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a mandate to cut 10% of flights at 40 major U.S. airports starting Friday unless the federal government shutdown ends.

The shutdown is now the longest in U.S. history, lasting 36 days, with no resolution in sight due to a bipartisan funding impasse in Congress.

Driving the news: Approximately 13,000 air traffic controllers and 50,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents have been working without pay during the shutdown, exacerbating staffing shortages. • These shortages have resulted in widespread flight delays and significantly longer security lines at airports.

The big picture: Though the administration did not specify all affected airports, the cuts are expected at the 30 busiest airports, including those in New York

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