US flight cuts begin today with 4% reductions—Which airports are affected? Can you get a refund? Top questions answered

.Flight cuts in the US will begin at 4% on Friday, with the percentage being ramped up to 10% by 14 November, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) order said citing safety concerns about air traffic control amid the ongoing US government shutdown.

Since the cuts were announced on Wednesday, airlines spent Thursday scrambling to update their schedules: since then, nearly 700 planned flights have been removed from airline schedules as per aviation disruption tracker FlightAware.