By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Senate subcommittee will hold a hearing next Wednesday on the impact of the government shutdown on aviation safety after thousands of domestic flights and millions of passengers were impacted by disruptions.

The November 19 hearing to be held by the Senate Commerce aviation subcommittee will include testimony from National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Nick Daniels and Chris Sununu, the head of Airlines for America, the trade group representing major air carriers, the committee said, confirming a Reuters report.

The Federal Aviation Administration last week took the unprecedented step of requiring a 4% cut in flights at the 40 busiest airports because of safety concerns tied to rising air traffic controller absences. The f

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