CLEVELAND — News 5 continues to track the major travel troubles and widespread fallout at airports across the country.

The government shutdown is directly impacting air travel—creating a ripple effect of problems.

It comes as the FAA is reducing air traffic by 4% at the nation's busiest hubs beginning at 6 a.m. Friday.

The reductions are happening at 40 airports, including New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles and Detroit.

News 5 captured extremely long lines at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport on Friday morning.

Travelers told News 5 this was the highest volume of traffic at the airport they had seen since the pandemic.

While the air traffic reductions kick in today, Cleveland Hopkins is not reporting any major flight cancellations yet.

However, travelers say wait times hav

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