Flight delays are expected across the country for a third straight day on Wednesday as the Federal Aviation Administration braced for more airport staffing shortages amid the ongoing government shutdown.

Within the last 48 hours, delays due to air traffic controller staffing shortages were reported at airports in Boston, Burbank, California; Chicago; Denver; Houston; Las Vegas; Nashville, Tennessee; Newark, New Jersey; Philadelphia; and Phoenix, according to the FAA.

This week’s staffing shortages began on Monday, when air traffic controllers started working without pay due to the shutdown.

The federal agency said on Wednesday morning that it expects staffing triggers at Newark Liberty International Airport , one of the three major airports in the New York City metropolitan area

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