Which airports in the US are cancelling flights?

"Mass cancellations of flights in the United States are causing havoc for travellers after the government ordered a reduction in the flight schedule due to a lack of air traffic controllers. The reduced flight schedule, set to begin on Friday, comes as the US continues with its longest-ever government shutdown, which began on October 1, after Congress was unable to agree on a federal funding bill."

"On Thursday night, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a phased-in reduction plan, which sets out that airlines must cut 4 percent of domestic flights from 6am EST (11:00 GMT) on Friday and gradually increase to 10 percent by November 14. So far, no international flights have been affected by the planned cancellations. According to an estimate by the aviation analytics firm Cirium, about 1,800 flights are being cancelled a reduction of 268,000 seats."

Forty of the country's busiest airports have been affected by domestic flight cancellations after the FAA ordered a phased reduction in schedules because of a lack of air traffic controllers. Airlines must cut 4 percent of domestic flights from 6am EST on Friday, rising to 10 percent by 14 November. Aviation analytics firm Cirium estimates about 1,800 flights cancelled, removing roughly 268,000 seats. No international flights have been affected so far. The US government shutdown began on 1 October and has left thousands of air traffic controllers and security screeners furloughed or working without pay. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the reductions to relieve pressure on the overworked system.

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