Flights canceled at Phoenix Sky Harbor following FAA cuts

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Airlines canceled at least 60 flights at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport ahead of FAA capacity reductions.

The FAA is reducing flight capacity by 10% at 40 U.S. airports.

Southwest Airlines had the most cancellations at Sky Harbor.

Canceled flights are piling up as the federal government prepares to slash flight capacity at airports nationwide, including Phoenix.

Airlines canceled at least 60 flights to and from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport scheduled for Nov. 7 and Nov. 8, according to flight tracking website FlightAware .

The cancellations came ahead of a directive from the Federal Aviation Administration reducing flight capacity by 10% , cuts necessitated by air traffic controller shortages during the longest-ever government shutdown.