• Travel companies are urging Congress to end the shutdown to avoid travel chaos over Thanksgiving. • The days around Thanksgiving are often among the busiest travel days of the year. • Airports are already experiencing an increase in delays due to shortages of air traffic controllers.

Travel companies gave lawmakers a blunt warning on what to expect if they don't end the government shutdown before Thanksgiving.

The US Travel Association sent a letter to congressional leaders on Monday urging them to end the shutdown and avoid the chaos that they say will result if the funding lapse persists through the busy travel holiday.

"With Thanksgiving, the busiest travel period of the year, imminently approaching, the consequences of a continued shutdown will be immediate, deeply felt by mil

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