Federal officials said Wednesday, Nov. 5, that flight cuts are coming to major airports amid the funding crisis, which has now lasted for 37 days. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said there will be a 10% reduction in flights at 40 major airports at the end of the week.

Flight delays and cancellations are mounting across the U.S. And they're likely to get worse leading up to Thanksgiving.

Travel pros are urging people to brace for flight disruptions as the FAA throttles back air traffic starting on Friday.

The order says airlines must reduce their daily scheduled domestic flights by 4 percent starting at 6 a.m. Friday across 40 busy airports nationally, including Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York City and Washington, D.C. The directive applies to flights that occur between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. each day.

The FAA will reduce air traffic at 40 airports beginning Friday. Philadelphia International Airport is among those expecting flight cuts and delays. Talks between Democrats and Republicans to end the shutdown are intensifying,

As the government shutdown continues, more challenges await passengers as they deal with the newest announcement from the Trump administration: a 10 percent cut in flights at 40 U.S. airports.

Memphis International Airport, home of the FedEx World Hub, is on a reported list of airports facing flight reductions due to the government shutdown.

Crash investigators located the aircraft’s black box and have extracted 63 hours worth of ‘good data’ from the device