2nd day of US flight cuts

US airlines and travelers slogged through a second day of flight cuts across the country on Saturday as the government shutdown was expected to drive more cancellations in the days to come, Reuters reported.

- Agencies

The Federal Aviation Administration instructed airlines to cut 4% of flights on Saturday at 40 major airports because of the shutdown. The cuts will rise to 6% on Tuesday and then to 10% by November 14.

The cuts, which began at 6am ET (1100 GMT) on Friday, include 700 flights from the four largest carriers — American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines.