If you have upcoming travel plans anytime soon, you might notice fewer options on the airport’s departure board. Airlines are scaling back flights at dozens of major U.S. airports to ease the pressure on air traffic controllers, who have been working unpaid and under intense strain during the ongoing government shutdown.

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Air travel has been upended as more flights are being canceled.

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Passengers on flights canceled due to the FAA order are entitled to a refund from the airline. While Knoxville's airport is not on the reduction list, travelers to and from 40 major hubs could be affected.