Flight reductions announced by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration started on Friday as the government shutdown continues, with Canadian airports bracing for “knock-on impacts.”

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is cutting capacity for flights by 10 per cent at 40 major U.S. airports starting Friday, the department said in a statement.

“FAA’s announcement to reduce the capacity of the National Airspace System in response to staffing shortages because of the government shutdown will impact domestic travel in the US,” Monette Pasher, president of the Canadian Airports Council, told Global News in a statement.

“Canada’s airports will continue to monitor developments for any potential knock-on impacts on Canadian inbound and outbound flights to and from the United States.

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