As the federal government shutdown stretches into its second month, the Federal Aviation Administration has begun implementing a phased 10% reduction in air traffic at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports — including Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.

Despite the looming disruptions, Florida visitors Diane and Tom Nagle said their interisland travel on Friday was unaffected. The couple, who have visited Hawaii more than 25 times, flew from Kahului to Honolulu as part of a three-week, multi-island vacation that began in Tampa and included a plane change in Los Angeles and stops on Kauai and Maui.

“There’ve been no impacts, no effect on us,” Diane Nagle said. “The trip was as smooth as all the other times.”

The Nagles may be among the lucky ones. While the full impacts of t

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