Staffing shortages lead to flight delays around the U.S.

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The FAA is reporting safety-related flight delays due to air traffic controller staffing shortages.

Over 9,000 flight delays occurred in two days of the shutdown, according to FlightAware.

Air traffic controller union warns against any coordinated job action that harms flight safety or causes delays.

As the nations enters the second week of a government shutdown, the Federal Aviation Administration has braced for more airport staffing issues after staffing shortages began on Monday.

Over the last two days, a number of airports across the U.S. have reported delays due to air traffic controller staffing shortages, per NBC News. Because of the government shutdown, air traffic controllers started working without pay on Monday.

The delays do not appear to be widespread, inclu