US air travel is beginning to show signs of strain as lawmakers remain at loggerheads over ending a government shutdown that has stretched into a second week with limited appetite in Congress for a quick resolution.
Flight delays caused by air traffic control staffing shortfalls have rippled across the country, impacting airports in Dallas, Chicago, Nashville and outside Washington, DC, as controllers are forced to work without pay. The Trump administration had also warned that flights to small, rural airports could end as soon as this weekend before additional funding was found to secure them until early November.