US transportation secretary will cut flights from Friday due to shutdown

Flight capacity will be cut at major airports as air traffic controllers report issues with fatigue amid staff shortages.

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The decision, which is expected to affect domestic flights only, was made because air traffic controllers had been reporting fatigue, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said at a briefing alongside Duffy.

Some 1.4 million federal workers, from air traffic controllers to park wardens, are working without pay - or are on forced leave - because the US Congress has not agreed a federal funding budget.

Unions say many employees are becoming ill with stress or are being forced into taking second jobs.

On Wednesday, the impasse became the longest shutdown in US history.