The US Secretary of Transportation announced a 10% reduction in flights at 40 airports to make up for the absence of 2,000 air traffic controllers. The controllers have not been paid for a month because of the budget paralysis.

Transport secretary says 35-day shutdown is causing severe air traffic controller shortages and warns of ‘mass chaos’

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Wednesday afternoon that he will be reducing flight capacity by 10% at 40 major airports.