The U.S. government shutdown has now dragged on for over a month, and shortages of air traffic controllers are straining operations — with flight disruptions piling up nationwide.

Staffing shortages have caused flight delays at a growing number of airports in recent weeks. Among the latest disruptions, Newark Airport in New Jersey experienced delays of two to three hours on Sunday. And busy hubs like George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Chicago O’Hare were also seeing dozens of disruptions over the weekend.

By Monday afternoon, more delays related to staff shortages were being reported at three Texas airports, including both airports in the Dallas area and the Austin airport. The longest delays were at Love Field where the delays ex

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