Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted Tuesday that there could be chaos in the skies next week if the government shutdown drags on and air traffic controllers miss a second paycheck.

Forty major U.S. airports will experience a 10% reduction in flights due to the federal government shutdown.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said at a news event in Washington, DC on Friday afternoon that if the shutdown continues for much longer, more unpaid air traffic controllers will stop showing up...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the reductions, which were already going to increase next week, could sharply rise by the holidays if the shutdown continued.

More than 1,000 flights have been canceled and at least 5,000 delayed today, mostly due to a combination of air traffic controller staffing issues and an FAA-mandated 4% cut to flights because of the...