NATCA President Nick Daniels said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Wednesday that it could take the industry "weeks to recover" from the impacts of the shutdown.

NATCA President Nick Daniels said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Wednesday that it could take the industry "weeks to recover" from the impacts of the shutdown.

Nick Daniels, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, said workers have gone too long without paychecks to work safely.