By David Shepardson

(Reuters) -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.

The FAA said some flights were being delayed in Nashville and Newark airports, among others. Arriving flights were being held for up to 30 minutes at Newark due to the staffing issues.

The FAA also reported staffing issues at Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center and said it could reduce the number of arriving flights per hour at Chicago O’Hare.

Severe weather is also impacting flights across the country.

Some 13,000 air traffic controllers and about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers must still turn

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