The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground delay at O’Hare International Airport on Tuesday due to staffing issues as a federal government shutdown nears the end of its first week.

Delays at O’Hare, which were expected to average 41 minutes, come as flight disruptions have spread to airports across the country. According to the FAA, delays due to staffing were also in place Tuesday evening at airports in Texas and Nashville .

The O’Hare ground delay was slated to last from 6 to 10:59 p.m. Tuesday, according to the FAA alert.

On Monday, President Donald Trump’s transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, said some air traffic controllers — who are expected to work without pay during government shutdowns — had started to call in sick.

The controllers’ union, the National Air Traff

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