As the partial federal government shutdown dragged on Tuesday, the spending impasse was starting to affect air travel in California and around the country.

The Hollywood Burbank Airport in Southern California was out of service for six hours on Monday because of air traffic control staffing shortages. A dozen flights were canceled and scores of others were delayed. Similar problems arose at airports in Denver and Newark, New Jersey, the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday, as more air traffic controllers than usual called out sick.

Bay Area airports haven’t yet seen significant flight delays or cancellations. But staffing shortages and flight delays triggered a social media spat between Gov. Gavin Newsom and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, and signaled potential for mo

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