As airports across the U.S. cut traffic due to the government shutdown, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is set to fly to a campaign event for his son-in-law — drawing ire from some in MAGA world,

Flight reductions begin Friday at dozens of U.S. airports amid air traffic controller shortages due to the government shutdown.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stressed that the Louisville plane crash was not an air controller issue and announced a 10% reduction in capacity at 40 air traffic control locations on ‘The Will Cain Show.

A small percentage of domestic flights were canceled on Friday, but Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the reductions, which were already going to increase next week, could sharply rise by the holidays if the shutdown continued.

It’ll be a disaster in aviation,” Duffy exclaimed. “October is a slower, air travel month, and we have great weather in October.”

According to ABC News, Duffy stated that the closure, which is currently tied for the longest shutdown in American history at 35 days, would compel him to close off specific areas of American airspace