The government shutdown is starting to impact air travel as call-outs at air traffic control towers are causing flight delays and cancellations.

Increase in air traffic controllers sick calls

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During a press conference Monday in New Jersey, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said they have seen an increase in sick calls among air traffic controllers who are not being paid during the shutdown but are expected to work.

"In a job that's already stressful, this shutdown has put way more stress on our controllers," said Duffy. "So we're tracking sick calls, sick leave, and we had a slight tick up in sick calls, yes. And then you'll see delays that come from that."

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) represents some 20,000 air traffic controllers a

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