Traveling soon? What the FAA's flight reductions could mean for you
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The Trump administration is reducing air traffic at 40 of the nation's busiest airports, starting Friday and ramping up over the next week.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the move aims to reduce pressure on air traffic controllers. As federal employees, they have been working without pay for over a month due to the government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history with no end in sight.
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