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Flight delays and ground stops expected as government shutdown causes air traffic controller shortages at Chicago O'Hare, Nashville and other major airports.
In Denver, arriving flights were delayed an average of 39 minutes Monday, with the longest delay at 95 minutes, according to air traffic controller alerts.
Air traffic controllers are working 60-hour weeks with no pay—conditions that led to a breaking point during the last shutdown.
Air traffic control staffing issues are impacting flights for a second straight day at numerous U.S. airports as the partial government shutdown reaches its seventh day, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a notice on Tuesday.
As past shutdowns dragged on, FAA and TSA employees began calling out sick in significant numbers as they started to miss paychecks. Those absences were considered key factors in ending previous shutdowns as travelers started to feel the impact at airports.