You're 10 times more likely to have a flight delay during the government shutdown, Transportation Secretary says: 'These controllers are stressed out'

Thanks to the government shutdown this month, flight delays are even more prominent. In fact, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Wednesday that delays are 10 times more likely now due to air traffic controller staffing shortages.

“Historically, there’s about 5% of delays attributed to staffing issues in our towers,” Duffy said Wednesday on Fox News’ The Will Cain Show . “The last couple of days, it’s been 53%.”

Many of the nation’s largest airports have experienced delays this week. That includes the following list, as well as airports in Houston, Las Vegas, Nashville, Philadelphia, and Phoenix:

Reagan Washington National (D.C.)

Newark Liberty International (New Jersey)

Orlando International (Florida)

Boston Logan (Massachusetts)

Burbank (California)

O’Hare (Chicago)