As the government shutdown lingers and continues to impact airports, travelers are growing concerned about whether this could impact the upcoming Thanksgiving travel.

Last year, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, 232,000 flights took off from Nov. 24 through Nov. 28, a new record for the Thanksgiving holiday.

With that came over 12 million people who passed through TSA checkpoints marking an increase of over 400,000 from 2023.

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What they're saying:

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has been warning that travelers will start to see more flight disruptions the longer controllers go without a paycheck.

"Every day there’s going to be more challenges," Duffy told reporters last week outside

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