The shutdown has left unpaid air traffic controllers under financial strain, causing nationwide staffing shortages and flight delays.

Sean Duffy also explained why the widespread airport shortages will continue even once the shutdown ends.

During the shutdown, air traffic controllers worked without pay, resulting in some not showing up as they searched for other jobs.

Several thousand flights were again canceled or delayed Monday as the Federal Aviation Administration cut down on service because of air traffic controller shortages.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday warned that the crisis facing air travel in the United States, exasperated by the ongoing government shutdown, is going to get worse…

The shutdown has left unpaid air traffic controllers under financial strain, causing nationwide staffing shortages and flight delays.

Staffing shortages of air traffic controllers forced airlines to chop flights and delay thousands of others that disrupted travel plans of 5 million people.