The FAA’s order will take effect on Friday morning. In an email, Sky Harbor spokesperson Gregory Roybal directed New Times to contact the FAA for further information and encouraged passengers to verify their flight status with their airline before arriving at the airport.

Starting Friday, the FAA is reducing flights at 40 high-traffic airports, citing safety concerns amid the government shutdown.

Sean Duffy, the secretary of transportation, said on Friday that the mandate could reach as high as 20 percent at some airports if the shutdown continued to push air traffic controllers to look for o...

Air traffic in the U.S. could “slow to a trickle” if the federal government shutdown lingers into the busy Thanksgiving travel holiday season, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Sunday.