Detroit Metro Airport expected to see 10% cut in flights amid government shutdown

(WXYZ)—DetroitMetroAirportisoneofthe40airportsthatisexpectedtoseea10%cutinthenumberofflightsperdayamidthegovernmentshutdown. That’saccordingtoalistofairportsobtainedbyABCNews.AccordingtoABCNews,thecutwouldgointoeffectonFridayandreductionswillstartat4%andworkupto10%. Thecutswillonlyaffectdomesticflights,andwillgointoeffectFridaymorning,accordingtoFAAAdministratorBryanBedfordandTransportationSecretarySeanDuffy. “Oursoleroleistomakesurethatwekeepthisairspaceassafeaspossible.Reductionincapacityat40ofourlocations.Thisisnotbasedonlightairlinetravellocations.Thisisaboutwherethepressureisandhowtoreallydeviatethepressure,”BedfordsaidduringapressconferenceonWednesday. OtherairportsincludedinthelistobtainedbyABCNewsincludeAtlanta’sHartsfield-Jackson,allthreeNewYorkCityairports,LAX,O’Hareandmore.Youcanseethefulllisthere. DetroitisamajorhubforbothDeltaandSpirit,andaccordingtotheairport’