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Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy says there has been an increase in air traffic controllers calling out sick.

Uptick in sick calls could lead to flight delays and cancellations.

TSA asks for travelers to be patient at airport security checkpoints.

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

Sean Duffy, US secretary of transportation, during a news conference in Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Increase in air traffic controllers sick calls

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During a press conference Monday in New Jersey, Secretary of Transportation Sean

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