The secretary of transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration have announced that starting Friday, there will be a 10% reduction in air traffic at 40 U.S. airports as the government shutdown continues.

The Orlando International Airport was included among the 40 airports, according to multiple reports.

MCO cutting 10% of its flights a day would impact about 100 flights.

This all comes down to safety, federal officials said. The administrator for the FAA said right now, things are running safely, but said they are seeing a level of pressure on certain systems that can't go unchecked and continue to be safe.

Officials said it's an unprecedented step but it will relieve some pressure. particularly on air traffic controllers.

It's something FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said he

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