The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed reducing flights by 10% at 40 airports if a government shutdown deal is not reached.

The potential flight reductions are due to safety concerns amid a record-long shutdown forcing air traffic controllers to work without pay.

One Tennessee airport is included on the preliminary list for potential flight cuts.

The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce flights at dozens of major airports across the country’s largest cities as early as Nov. 7 if no shutdown deal is reached, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced at a news conference on Nov. 5.

Duffy said he would order a 10% cut in flights at 40 major U.S. airports, citing air traffic control safety concerns as the government shutdown reached a record 36th day.

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