The air traffic reduction is meant to safeguard operations as unpaid controllers face increasing pressures.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is cutting air traffic by 10 percent at 40 major airports amid the ongoing government shutdown, citing safety reasons.
The FAA did not say which airports would be affected, but FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said a list would be released Thursday.
Bedford said at a news conference Tuesday that the goal is to reduce pressure from the government shutdown, now over a month long, and avoid a disaster as the busy holiday travel season approaches.
“The early indicators are telling us we can take action today to prevent things from deteriorating,” Bedford told reporters at a news conference on Tuesday.
This story will be updated with additional details.
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