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Airlines are cutting flights starting Nov. 7. See what each airline has announced for its Indianapolis flights.
A 4% reduction in flights took effect Friday after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ordered the drop to ease stress on air traffic controllers.
FLETCHER – The Asheville Regional Airport was relatively quiet and uncrowded Nov. 7, the first day after a Federal Aviation Administration mandate to reduce flights out of certain airports.
Hundreds of flights across the country were cancelled on Friday because of cuts mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration to relieve strain on air traffic controllers who are not being paid due to the government shutdown.
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Orlando International Airport is one of 40 airports having to reduce flights by ten percent because of the government shutdown.
By 1:40 p.m. Friday, there were more than 185 delayed or canceled flights at the Las Vegas' Harry Reid airport. Southwest Airlines had the most delays and cancellations, with 24 flights canceled and 107 delayed as of mid-day Friday, according to FlightAware.
This article originally published at Flights canceled, delayed at airports across the country: Here's what to know for airline passengers in Connecticut. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said there will be a 10% reduction in flights at 40 airports, prompted by a historic government shutdown.