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Flight disruptions expected to persist after government shutdown ends.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy promises quick backpay for air traffic controllers.

Concerns rise for Thanksgiving travel with a record number of people expected to travel.

On Sunday, Utahn Kaity Jensen was supposed to fly home to the Salt Lake City International Airport, but her flight was canceled at the last minute.

The airline didn’t make any accommodations for her and she wasn’t able to find another flight, so Jensen got a rental car and drove the 11 hours home by herself.

She had flown out of the Salt Lake airport with no problem just days before. It’s a similar tale at many airports, one that won’t likely be resolved soon.

Despite the record-breaking government shutdown nearing an end, fligh

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