ORLANDO, Fla. — As we reached Day 36 of the government shutdown, travelers may have to brace for even more setbacks when it comes to air travel.

The Federal Aviation Administration may reduce flights by 10% at 40 airports that see high volumes by Friday if the shutdown continues, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

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The FAA announced that if the shutdown goes past Friday, then 40 high-volume airports will reduce 10% of their flights

Airport travelers at Orlando International Airport shared mixed emotions about the announcement

MCO officials said they have not been notified if they are on the list of the major airports slated for the reduced flights, but they understand the priority to maintain safety

There was a mixture of emotions from people at the Orlando International Airport (MCO) about the possible reduction in flights.

Some people said they understand the move from a safety perspective, while others are just fed up with Congress.

Because of the shutdown, the FAA is continuing to deal with staffing shortages as air traffic controllers work without pay and more and more call out sick.

MCO saw some of those effects last week as delays reached more than 2.5 hours and dozens of flights were canceled.

While those same issues didn’t persist Wednesday, some travelers have still experienced slight delays.

Some people said they just want Congress to come to a compromise.

“I think because it’s airlines, and unlike a car crash where small things happen, but instead it’s really big, so I think safety definitely needs to be first,” Baltimore resident John Clark said.

Others said they feel differently.

“I just feel like the government is not doing its job and sitting down at the table and working out a compromise,” New York native Robert Marriage said. “That’s what we’ve done traditionally in this country for decades and generations, and now we’re in this mode where compromise is considered capitulation.”

MCO officials said they have not been notified whether they are on the list of the major airports slated for the reduced flights but said they understand the priority to maintain safety.

Marriage and Clark said they are now worried whether their return flights will be available this weekend.

For now, they both said they’re taking it a day at a time and will plan according to how the days develop.