FAA, flight and shutdown
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Major airlines say they are planning to cancel hundreds of flights on Friday -- out of thousands of daily flights -- as the FAA is set to begin limiting flight capacity.
The reductions in airspace capacity will start Friday, the 37th day of the shutdown, and just ahead of the busy Thanksgiving travel period.
The Federal Aviation Administration’s looming reductions, set to take effect in less than 24 hours, could have significant impacts on commercial flights in and out of San Francisco International Airport,