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Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC that the carrier's operation is running smoothly despite the federal government shutdown, but if it goes another 10 days that could change.

More than 13,000 U.S. flights were delayed this week, some of them due to shortages of air traffic controllers , raising concerns about strains on the country's aviation industry during the shutdown.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Monday that the Federal Aviation Administration is seeing a "slight uptick" in sick calls of air traffic controllers.

Bastian also said the shutdown is exacerbating concerns about the strain on air traffic controllers, a shortage of whom has vexed airline executives for years. Unde

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