The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it’s been delaying flights due to air traffic control shortages. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says many controllers are calling out sick since they’re no longer paid because of the government shutdown.

“I want to see your flight not be delayed,” Duffy said. “I don’t want [it] canceled, but our priorities are safety.”

The FAA reported delays in airports across the country, including Denver, Newark, and Burbank. Some people flying into Boston witnessed first hand some of those delays.

“I think each of my flights have been delayed by at least three hours so I’ve been living in the airport for the most part,” Phaedra Harrington said, who lives in Washington, D.C.

Some who flew out were concerned about how it could impact their flight ho

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