What to know about FAA cuts to flights in the U.S.:

The Federal Aviation Administration ordered airlines to cut thousands of flights across the U.S. ahead of this weekend as the agency deals with shortages of air traffic controllers during the longest government shutdown in history.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford announced that the Trump administration would cut 10% of flights at 40 "high-impact" airports nationwide. Airlines cut 4% of Friday's flights at those airports and are expected to ramp up to 10% next week.

Duffy said Friday that the government's flight cuts could increase to 20% should the shutdown drag on.

Many Airlines are waiving fees for flyers who want to change their plans or refund their tickets as they scrambled

See Full Page