Mass flight cancellations are set to start Friday due to strains from the federal government shutdown. Here's how airlines are responding.

Little is known about how many flights may be canceled because of the shutdown, but it's a safe bet DTW will be affected.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said there will be a 10% reduction in flights at 40 airports, prompted by a historic government shutdown.

Major U.S. airlines including Delta, United, and American are canceling flights as the FAA orders reduced air traffic due to a government shutdown and staffing shortages. Passengers are being urged to monitor flights,

American Airlines canceled over 200 flights on Friday, as the FAA ordered airlines to reduce capacity amid the government shutdown.

US Airlines have been cutting their schedules for days. Data shows about a 4 percent reduction already, and the FAA has been advising airlines that further cuts may arrive sooner.

The impact of the flight reductions were barely felt in Kansas City. At Kansas City International Airport, which is known by its airport code MCI, two departing flights were canceled Friday.

The third day of government-mandated flight cancellations is Sunday, Nov. 9, meaning another day of travel uncertainty for Americans.

The FAA has ordered 40 airports to reduce flight capacity by 4-10%, though not all cancellations may be related to that.

The captain of a Delta Air Lines regional jet involved in last month’s collision at New York’s LaGuardia Airport told