At airports across the country on Friday morning, flight cancellations are mounting. It comes as the Federal Aviation Administration announced it is reducing flight capacity by at least 4% on Friday amid the ongoing government shutdown.
The FAA is imposing the reductions to take pressure off air traffic controllers. The shutdown has caused staffing shortages as controllers call in sick while they work without pay during the shutdown.
As of 5 a.m. Friday, airlines have already canceled 33 flights coming or going from Detroit Metro Airport, and airlines will be ramping up those cancellation numbers over the next few days.
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