# Delta, Southwest, and United Airlines are among the airlines that have pre-emptively cancelled some flights in the US for today in compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration’s directive. The FAA has ordered a four-percent reduction in flight operations at 40 major airports from today, as a result of the government shutdown, which has resulted in air traffic controller staffing shortages. The flight reductions will rise to five-percent tomorrow and six-percent on Sunday, before hitting ten-percent next week.
Airlines cancel hundreds of flights due to the US reducing flight operations