ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Ground delays have been issued for all flights heading into Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday due to staffing shortages, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

FAA reports that flights coming into Atlanta will, on average, be delayed multiple hours at their departure airports beginning around 4 p.m. and lasting through 3 a.m. Sunday.

The longest reported delay on Saturday was nearly 14.5 hours.

Saturday was the second day flights were reduced by 4%, but Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that number could spike to 20% around Thanksgiving if the government shutdown does not end soon.

In Atlanta, around 640 flights were delayed and around 350 flights were cancelled.

“Super frustrated at the moment,” Melinda

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