Air travelers faced delays and cancellations over the weekend after the FAA reduced air traffic at 40 airports nationwide, including Logan Airport, as a result of the government shutdown.
Logan Airport is one of 40 “high-volume” markets where the FAA reduced air traffic beginning on Friday. The FAA reductions started at 4% and will increase to 10% by Nov. 14, according to an Associated Press report .
“As I look two weeks out, as we get closer to Thanksgiving travel, I think what’s going to happen is you’re going to have air travel slow to a trickle as everyone wants to travel to see their families,” said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in the report.
Massport released a statement on Thursday , saying, “We are awaiting more information from the FAA on which flights will be

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