The two major commercial airports in North Texas had 41 flight cancellations combined as of 10 a.m. Friday as the FAA's directive to scale back air traffic went into effect .

Thirty-two flights originating at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport were canceled, according to flight tracking site FlightAware , with nine flights canceled originating from Love Field. For comparison, only four flights originating from both airports were canceled over the three previous days combined, FlightAware data shows.

Nearly 800 planned Friday flights were cut from airline schedules nationwide, according to FlightAware.

FAA cutting flights to relieve pressure on air traffic controllers

The FAA ordered a reduction in air traffic at 40 of the nation's busiest airports on Thursday, with the a

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