SALT LAKE CITY — With a flight decrease at some of the highest traffic airports in the U.S. starting Friday, passengers at the Salt Lake City International Airport were hoping to beat the bummer. Some weren’t that lucky.

“I was getting a little concerned,” said one passenger early Friday morning. “Yeah, so like trying to book out a little bit earlier.”

After the Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday that a 10% decrease in flights would be made at 40 of the most high-traffic airports in the U.S., Salt Lake City International Airport saw 24 flights canceled by 8 a.m. Friday morning.

Across the country, FlightAware reported over 800 cancellations by that time.

The FAA’s action was made as a result of the government shutdown, which, approaching day 40, is now the longest

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