By JOSH FUNK and KEN SWEET

NEW YORK (AP) — Frustration is mounting over the growing number of flight cancellations and delays at airports across the United States, however those disruptions are scheduled to get worse this week and linger even after the government shutdown ends.

President Donald Trump pressured air traffic controllers on Monday to “get back to work, NOW!!!”

The Federal Aviation Administration canceled thousands of flights over the weekend due to the shutdown and because some air traffic controllers — unpaid for nearly a month — have stopped showing up, citing the added stress and need to take second jobs.

Trump posted on social media Monday that he wants to give a $10,000 bonus to controllers who’ve stayed on the job every day and dock the pay of those who didn’

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