US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has warned that parts of American airspace may have to be shut down if air traffic controllers continue missing work amid the ongoing government shutdown. On Sunday, more than 5,000 flights were delayed, with waiting times stretching to over four hours. ABC reported that workers, who have been working without pay, have started calling in sick, disrupting flight operations.

“If you bring us to a week from today, Democrats , you will see mass chaos,” Duffy said at a news conference on Tuesday. “You’ll see mass flight delays, mass cancellations, and you may see us close certain parts of the airspace because we just cannot manage it — we don’t have the air traffic controllers.”

DOT warns of airspace closure if shutdown drags on

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