The Brief

PHOENIX - Phoenix Sky Harbor is on an FAA list of airports that are required to cancel 10% of their flights. While the cancellations are set to begin on Nov. 7, its impacts are already showing.

The backstory:

On Nov. 5, the FAA announced the reduction , which targets 40 markets that were described as "high volume." The reduction was prompted due to staffing shortages amid the ongoing government shutdown , which is become the longest in U.S. history.

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said the agency is not going to wait for a problem to act, saying the shutdown is causing staffing pressures and "we can’t ignore it."

By the numbers:

In a statement released on Nov. 6, officials with the U.S. Department of Transportation said there will be a four-percent reduction in op

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