US airports hit by major flight delays and cancellations as long government shutdown drags on

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US airports hit by major flight delays and cancellations as long government shutdown drags on  Nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers in the US have been working without pay since October, when the government shutdown began, but not all of them are willing to continue doing so, the FAA said.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/04/us-airports-hit-by-major-flight-delays-and-cancellations-as-long-government-shutdown-drags  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Travelers across U.S. airports continue to experience major flight delays and cancellations

00:06due to an uptick in absences from air traffic controllers caused by the government shutdown.

00:13Almost 13,000 air traffic controllers in the U.S. have been working without pay since October,

00:20when the government shutdown began.

00:22But not all of them are willing to do so, with many taking sick leave, making it increasingly

00:28difficult to keep to the schedule.

00:30I just feel this is America.

00:33And you feel when you come to America that things will work properly and so we're going

00:39to be here probably for about 5 hours now because we thought we had to check in early because

00:45of what's going on, so slightly disappointing.

00:48The U.S. government shutdown is due to enter its 35th day by Tuesday evening when it will

00:53tie with the 2018-2019 shutdown as the longest in U.S. history.

01:00According to the Washington, D.C.-based Bipartisan Policy Center, at least 670,000 civilian federal

01:08employees have been temporarily suspended, while some 730,000 are working without paying.

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