More than 1,000 flights were cancelled across the United States on Friday after the Trump administration ordered reductions to ease strain on air traffic controllers working without pay amid a federal govt shutdown. Forty airports were slated for cuts, including major hubs in Atlanta, Newark, Denver, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles. The flight reductions took effect gradually, starting at four per cent and rising to 10 per cent next week if Congress still had not reached a funding deal. The cancellations followed a bitter standoff between Republicans and Democrats over health insurance subsidies, which led federal agencies to grind to a halt after funding lapsed on October 1, AFP reported. Many govt employees, including vital airport staff, were either working without pay or fu

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