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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Rachel Dobkin

Thousands of flight delays across the country could force Congress to break its deadlock on the government shutdown

Thousands of flights across the country have been delayed which could force Congress to break its deadlock during the ongoing government shutdown.

The shutdown is in its second week after Congress failed to pass a funding bill to keep federal agencies open before midnight last Wednesday. One immediate consequence that average Americans have been feeling is the staffing shortages at air traffic control towers, which have led to massive flight delays from New York to Los Angeles.

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