A 4% reduction in flights took effect Friday after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ordered the drop to ease stress on air traffic controllers.

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

Sean Duffy says cuts at 40 locations to reduce stress on air traffic controllers and will start Friday if solution not found

The agency is confronting staffing shortages caused by air traffic controllers, who are being asked to work without pay.

Flight capacity will be cut 10% across the country, as air traffic controllers report experiencing fatigue, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.

The Transportation Department plans to reduce flights by 10% at 40 airports amid the ongoing government shutdown as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches.

The agency made the announcement as it confronts staffing shortages caused by air traffic controllers.

The agency is confronting staffing shortages caused by air traffic controllers, who are being asked to work without pay.

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…

Controllers already have missed one full paycheck and are scheduled to again receive nothing next week as the shutdown drags on.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced 40 major airports would face a 10% cut in flights. See the full list of impacted airports.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced a reduction across 40 airports beginning Friday. Here's what travelers need to know.

Controllers already have missed one full paycheck and are scheduled to again receive nothing next week as the shutdown drags on.

A reduction in flights will affect 40 airports while the federal government shutdown continues, sources have said. Here's the list of airports affected.

As air traffic controllers are being overwhelmed without being paid during the longest government shutdown, airports will see a reduction in flights.

FAA is reducing 10% of flights at the following airports to lessen pressure on air traffic controllers amid shutdown

US Federal Aviation Administration is cutting air traffic by 10 percent due to a shortage of air traffic controllers.

The nation's three largest airlines have canceled hundreds of Friday flights following the Federal Aviation Administration's announcement that it is limiting air traffic at dozens…

By late Thursday over 800 flights within and in and out of the U.S. had already been canceled for Friday

Transport Secretary Sean Duffy’s flight reductions at 40 major airports, necessitated by the ongoing government shutdown, to commence on Friday

At least 1,000 flights were called off nationwide Friday — four times the number canceled Thursday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions.