Delays and cancellations are expected to cause a “massive disruption” as Thanksgiving air travel approaches and the government shutdown prevents air traffic controllers from getting paid, warned Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Sunday.

“As we get closer to Thanksgiving travel, listen, I think what’s going to happen is you’re going to have air travel slow to a trickle as everyone wants to travel to see their families,” said Duffy on Fox News Sunday. “I think we’re going to see air traffic controllers, very few of them coming to work. Which means, yes, you’ll have a few flights taking off and landing at our different airports across the country, but the thousands of flights that happen every day to move people around the country for this great American holiday, it’s not going to happe

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