AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's been over a month since the government has been shut down, causing mass delays at the airports, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said it could get a whole lot worse if this continues on.

During a news briefing with the SEPTA rail system, Duffy said that if that if the shutdown continues into next week, it could cause "mass chaos."

"You will see mass flight delays. You’ll see mass cancellations, and you may see us close certain parts of the airspace because we just cannot manage it," Duffy said. "We don’t have the air traffic controllers."

"I think obviously that would be very concerning and really unprecedented," said Heather Irving, a luxury travel advisor for Hi Boutique Travel."

Irving said that the shutdown has impacted how far out people have been booki

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