Frustration was in the air at airports across the country, including at Miami International Airport, due to the number of cancelled flights and delays .

"This morning. We were supposed to leave here at 6 o'clock. We got here. The lady said no flights, no connecting flights," said Brenda Boyd, a passenger.

Boyd and her daughter, Verette Johnson, are among the thousands of passengers trying to get to their destination.

Due to the government shutdown , the FAA ordered airlines to reduce the number of flights to lessen the burden of staffing shortages that are causing flight delays or cancellations in at least a dozen cities.

"I think it's horrible that our government looks at these people and not supplementing their income, along with the service people, service men and women. It

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