With Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatening a 20% cut in airline flights as early as next week if the government shutdown continues, an aviation expert told WTOP that would be devastating to the nation’s economy.

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Former federal crash investigator Jeff Guzzetti believes aviation remains safe, but passengers could be in for big challenges and the airlines set to lose millions if the cutbacks take place.

“Twenty percent would be earth-shattering,” he told WTOP about the flight cuts being implemented by the Depart

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