As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history stretches into its fifth week, Canadians travelling down south should brace for long lines, delays and several disruptions at American airports with hundreds of flights cancelled nationwide on Friday.

Friday officially marked day 38 of the U.S. government shutdown, which continues to disrupt millions of federal workers — including air traffic controllers, airport security and border enforcement — as they deal with program cuts and blank paycheques.

According to the flight tracking website FlightAware, over 1,100 U.S. flights have been delayed and 800-plus cancelled as of 9:52 a.m. Videos of long lines at multiple U.S. airports have gone viral over the last few days as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has begun a 1

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