Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks during a press conference in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. Pool Washington —

The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce flights at dozens of major airports as early as Friday if no shutdown deal is reached, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced at a news conference Wednesday.

Ten percent of air traffic at 40 airports would be cut, though the details of which specific airports will be impacted was not announced.

“As we start to implement this draw down in service, it will be restricted to these 40 high volume traffic markets,” FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said. “We’re going to ask the airlines to work with us collaboratively to reduce their schedules.”

The FAA will meet with the airline community to discuss implementat

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