The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy issued new rules to U.S. airlines on Thursday, Nov. 6 to cut 4% of daily flights at 40 major airports, due to safety concerns related to air traffic controllers, who are affected by the government shutdown, who haven’t been paid for weeks—many of whom have been calling in sick or taking second jobs—leading to manpower shortages. The new mandate went into effect on Nov. 7. This percentage is mandated to rise to 6% on Tuesday, Nov. 11, and up to 10% by Nov. 14.
Over Friday, Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 7-9), the cumulative total number of cancelled flights was 5,290, and total number of delayed flights (including within, as well as into or out of the U.S.) rose to 59,242, according to [FlightAware](https://www.flightaware.com/live/cancelled/today digital aviation company that operates the world’s largest flight tracking and data platform. The FlightAware website includes a “Misery Map” that shows a graphic representation of delays and cancellations at several major U.S. airports.
