Starting Friday, airports will follow the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) directive to reduce flights as a result of the government shutdown, impacting air travel for millions of Americans.

The FAA is reducing flight capacity at 40 “high-traffic” airports, FAA administrator Bryan Bedford said Wednesday. This includes John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, Logan International Airport in Boston, Los Angeles International Airport and Denver International Airport. The reductions will start at 4 percent on Friday and eventually increase to 10 percent by Nov. 14, according to a Thursday Department of Transportation (DOT) news release.

Bedford said this will keep travelers safe. In a statement, the FAA said it will slow traffic into "some airports to ensure safe........

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