AUSTIN, Texas - Flight reductions began on Friday, Nov. 7, at 40 major airports because of the government shutdown.

Austin is not on the list, but travelers in and out of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport are dealing with delays and some cancellations.

Local perspective:

There were several delays and even a few cancellations at the Austin airport on Friday. Travelers with connecting flights, like Carolina Paredes, faced the most uncertainty about completing their trips.

"I was expecting it. I'm calm. I've just, I had Plan A, B, and C, so, you know, I'm okay," said Paredes.

The fail-safe, for Paredes, involved getting a rental car in Atlanta for her final leg to Augusta, but others apparently had the same idea. After the luggage from Luke and Pat Naud’s flight out of Detroit hit

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