US to cut flights at 40 airports if shutdown doesn't end, transportation secretary warns

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned there will be a 10% reduction in air travel capacity at 40 major US airports from Friday, if the government shutdown continues.The decision comes because air traffic controllers have been reporting issues with fatigue, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said at a briefing with Duffy."It is unusual, just as the shutdown is unusual, just as the fact that…