San Francisco is expected to be among dozens of major airports impacted by the Federal Aviation Administration’s plan to reduce air traffic by 10% across the country beginning Friday amid the ongoing government shutdown.

The Associated Press reported Thursday morning that San Francisco International Airport is on the list of 40 airports that will see flight cuts as airports deal with air traffic control staffing shortages exacerbated by the lapse in federal funding.

“Those who travel will see that we’ve had more delays, we’ve had more cancellations,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told reporters Wednesday. “We don’t want that, but our number one priority is to make sure when you travel, you travel safely.”

Doug Yakel, SFO’s public information officer, said the order to re

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