The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is slated to release a list on Thursday of the airports affected by the planned reduction in flight operations as the government shutdown stretches into a record 37 days.

FAA administrator Bryan Bedford announced on Wednesday that the FAA is reducing flights by 10 percent in 40 “high-volume markets” throughout the country. The cuts are slated to take effect on Friday and aim to keep the skies safe amid staffing shortages exacerbated by the ongoing lapse in funding.

“We’re not going to wait for a safety problem to truly manifest itself when the early indicators are telling us we can take action today to prevent things from deteriorating,” Bedford said at a press conference Wednesday.

“The system is extremely safe today and will be extremely safe

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