Airlines plead for end of government shutdown as unpaid air traffic controllers prepare for busy holiday travel FortuneFlight delays, airport disruption fears grow as government shutdown drags on The Washington PostFAA reports increasing air traffic controller call-outs as shutdown enters second month The Hill
Staff Shortages at 35 Air Traffic Control Sites Disrupt Travel as Controllers' Union Backs G.O.P. Plan to End Shutdown The New York TimesFAA warns of ‘surge' in air traffic controllers calling out of work PoliticoGround delays issued amid shortage of air controllers as shutdown continues NBC NewsAir traffic control shortages pile up, causing delays and disruptions at airports across the US Business Insider
