South Carolina airports may not be on the list of 40 around the U.S. that are about to be impacted by drastic temporary airline cuts due to the government shutdown, but that doesn’t mean travelers won’t take a hit.

The Federal Aviation Administration directed all airlines to reduce flight schedules beginning Nov. 7 in an effort to relieve the strain on the national aviation system and staffing shortages from furloughed air traffic controllers. The effort reduces air traffic by 10 percent across “high-volume” markets to maintain travel safety as air traffic controllers go unpaid and exhibit signs of strain during the shutdown, the Associated Press reported .

The affected airports in more than two dozen states include the busiest across the U.S. in cities, such as Atlanta, Chicago and Ne

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