Transportation Secretary announces airspace restrictions amid government shutdown.

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced airspace restrictions Wednesday as the ongoing federal government shutdown continues to impact the nation’s transportation system.

At a press conference, Duffy outlined what he called additional measures to take to reduce the risk profile in the national airspace.

"One of them, though, is going to be that there is going to be a 10% reduction in capacity at 40 of our locations," he told reporters. The restrictions will go into effect on Friday. It will impact roughly 4,000 flights nationwide.

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Thousands of aviation workers, including air-traffic controllers, have continued to report for work without pay, including 13,000 air traffic controllers and 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers, per Reuters.

Despite their commitment, staffing levels have dropped, creating increasing pressure on the national airspace system.

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