Atlanta-based Delta Airlines says they are complying with a directive from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation to reduce flights at 40 major U.S. airports.

Major U.S. airlines including Delta, United, and American are canceling flights as the FAA orders reduced air traffic due to a government shutdown and staffing shortages. Passengers are being urged to monitor flights,

(Reuters) -United Airlines and Delta Air Lines both started cancelling Friday flights after the Federal Aviation Administration directed reductions at 40 high-traffic U.S. airports to address air traffic control safety concerns, the carriers said Thursday.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is ordering airlines to cut about 10% of flights at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports beginning Friday in response to ongoing staffing shortages among unpaid air traffic controllers during the federal government shutdown.

US Airlines have been cutting their schedules for days. Data shows about a 4 percent reduction already, and the FAA has been advising airlines that further cuts may arrive sooner.

The FAA is expected to release an official list of dozens of airports that will be impacted by the directive to reduce flights for safety reasons. Still, on Thursday

The captain of one of the Delta Air Lines regional jets that collided at the intersection of two taxiways at LaGuardia Airport in New York City last month told investigators he did not recall hearing instructions to give way to the other plane,

Delta Air Lines has officially unveiled its much-anticipated new uniform collection, marking the end of a turbulent chapter that saw the airline abandon a controversial Gap-designed prototype and overcome a toxic uniform scandal that affected