A week into the government shutdown, air traffic controller shortages are causing significant flight delays and cancellations across the United States. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is experiencing staffing issues at several major airports, including Nashville International Airport and Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. In Nashville, the air traffic control tower had to rely on the Memphis center to handle approach traffic due to insufficient staffing on Tuesday (October 7) night, leading to ground delays averaging two hours, according to CNN .

The situation is similar in other cities. The FAA reported staffing shortages at facilities in Houston, Newark, Las Vegas, Boston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Dallas. In Chicago, O'Hare faced a nine-hour period without a full co

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