The Federal Aviation Administration is gearing up to cut 10% of flights at 40 U.S. airports beginning Friday, Nov. 7, as air traffic controllers and TSA agents continue to go unpaid during the government shutdown.

Transportation Secretary Duffy ordered flight reductions at 40 major airports starting Friday, citing air traffic controller staffing shortages as shutdown continues.

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

BOSTON — Friday flight cancellations at Logan International Airport started rolling in on Thursday afternoon after the F AA announced Boston would be impacted by government shutdown-related cuts. Logan Airport is among 40 airports nationwide that will see a reduction in flights as the record-long shutdown drags on, officials announced Thursday.

A landing Delta flight was ordered to perform a go-around because another aircraft was cleared to takeoff from an intersecting runway, the FAA confirmed