The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered traffic to be reduced at 40 major airports to help keep skies safe as the government shutdown drags on.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on CNN on Sunday that cancellations and delays would continue as the shortage of air-traffic controllers deepens during the shutdown.

Major hubs like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago are among those affected, and the ripple effects could mean more cancellations, longer delays and fuller flights for travelers across the country. The cutbacks will impact hundreds if not thousands of flights daily.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Saturday issued an order prohibiting MD-11 planes from flying, pending inspection, after a fiery crash of a UPS cargo freighter that killed at least 14 people in Louisville,

Due to new FAA regulations, airports across the country, including SFO have experienced flight cancellations and delays.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation has requested a full waiver from the air traffic reduction at all Hawaiʻi airports. If it’s granted, the state says it will pay for the essential staff needed to maintain full flight schedules.

Delays and cancellations continue at Tampa International Airport after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered major airports to reduce flight traffic last week. As of 5:00

An American Airlines executive on Monday slammed Congress amid one of the worst operational periods for the Fort Worth carrier this year after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered commercial airlines to cut flights to alleviate stress on the national airspace s ystem during the government shutdown.

The air traffic reductions have been mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration, motivated by staffing issues stemming from the ongoing 41-day shutdown. More than 2,500 weekend flights were canceled by Saturday night and issues are likely to persist even if the U.S. Senate is moving toward a reopening, according to the Associated Press.