Duffy announces airspace restrictions amid record government shutdown

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 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.The decision was driven by mounting concerns over staffing shortage