Some flights out of Philadelphia International Airport are canceled Friday as the Federal Aviation Administration begins reducing flight schedules to ease pressure on unpaid air traffic controllers during the ongoing government shutdown.

The FAA said about 10% of flights will be cut at 40 of the nation's busiest airports , a measure that will roll out over the next week — just three weeks before one of the busiest travel periods of the year.

For some travelers on Thursday, the disruptions had already begun.

"I've literally been here for four hours, and I mean, it's a dumpster fire," said Lucas Pepke, who was forced to cut his work trip short after his Friday afternoon flight from Philadelphia was unexpectedly canceled.

Larry and Joanne Lamania of Maple Glen said they managed to

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