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00:02Air traffic control staffing shortages have delayed flights nationwide for a second consecutive day
00:07as the government shutdown entered its seventh day, according to CNBC.
00:10Nashville and Newark airports reported the longest hold times,
00:13with arriving flights late up to 30 minutes in Newark.
00:15Chicago O'Hare reduced arrivals per hour due to staffing resulting in 41-minute average delays,
00:20while Atlanta and Nashville centers also faced disruptions.
00:23Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said air traffic staffing has been cut by half in some areas
00:28as controllers work without pay.
00:30Flightway reported more than 2,500 delays, including nearly 500 in Chicago O'Hare.
00:35During the 2019 shutdown, unpaid air traffic controllers and TSA officers called in sick,
00:40causing delays to pressure lawmakers to end the standoff.
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