Transport secretary says 35-day shutdown is causing severe air traffic controller shortages and warns of ‘mass chaos’

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that the government shutdown, now in its sixth week, would continue to cause flight delays, cancellations and closures amid air…

Air traffic control staffing has been under a microscope since the shutdown started, but it's not necessarily the main driver of flight delays.

Absences surge among US air traffic controllers, who have been working for more than a month without pay.

Sean Duffy said that a lot of his air traffic controllers can manage missing one paycheck, but two is another matter.

There have already been numerous flight delays as the FAA slows down or stops traffic when it is short of controllers.

Transport secretary says 35-day shutdown is causing severe air traffic controller shortages and warns of ‘mass chaos’

Sean Duffy says cuts at 40 locations to reduce stress on air traffic controllers and will start Friday if solution not found

Flight capacity will be cut 10% across the country, as air traffic controllers report experiencing fatigue, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.

The agency made the announcement as it confronts staffing shortages caused by air traffic controllers.

The US Secretary of Transportation announced a 10% reduction in flights at 40 airports to make up for the absence of 2,000 air traffic controllers. The controllers have not been…

As the shutdown cancels even more flights, lawmakers are under increasing pressure to reach a deal.

US officials say the scheduled capacity for flights would be cut by 10 percent in 40 air traffic areas on Friday.

One of the busiest air travel seasons of the year is imminent, yet the FAA cut 10% of flights at 40 airports starting Friday.

As air traffic controllers are being overwhelmed without being paid during the longest government shutdown, airports will see a reduction in flights.

Experts predict hundreds if not thousands of flights could be canceled at dozens of major airports

Transport Secretary Sean Duffy’s flight reductions at 40 major airports, necessitated by the ongoing government shutdown, to commence on Friday

Travellers forced to adjust their plans as longest shutdown on record continues with no sign of a resolution

Aviation experts explain the far-reaching impacts of cutting flights at 40 of the nation’s biggest airports.