(QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Flight cancellations tied to the ongoing government shutdown have officially begun, and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is feeling the effects.

CLT is one of 40 airports that saw around four percent of their flights canceled. That figure, while small, will grow to ten percent next week.

Federal officials have said the cuts are needed to lessen the burden on air traffic controllers who have been without pay for a month.

American Airlines, the largest carrier at Charlotte Douglas, plans to cancel a total of 220 flights a day through Monday nationwide. At CLT on Friday, Queen City News noticed a handful of connections, which were all smaller, regional flights. But as cuts grow, that will mean less revenue for the region’s busiest airport.

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