NEW YORK (AP) — Air travelers should expect worsening cancellations and delays this week even if the government shutdown ends, as the Federal Aviation Administration moves ahead with deeper cuts to flights at 40 of the busiest U.S. airports, officials said Monday.

After a weekend that saw thousands of flights canceled, airlines canceled another 1,700 flights by early Monday afternoon and nearly 1,000 for Tuesday. Some air traffic controllers — unpaid for nearly a month — have stopped showing up, citing the added stress and need to take second jobs.

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

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

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