Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A 4% reduction in flights took effect Friday after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ordered the reduction to ease stress on air traffic controllers during the federal government shutdown.
About 800 flights across 40 airports have been canceled today, but most passengers have been rebooked on other flights. There are still delays.
Control towers at several airports Friday are facing staffing shortages, including in San Francisco, Atlanta and others, CNN reported.
USA Today reported that Duffy told Democrats who criticized his decision to cut flights, "Open the damn government."
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