CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Airlines are canceling flights while the FAA deals with a shortage of air traffic controllers during the longest government shutdown in history. Air traffic controllers are calling out of work because they haven’t been paid in more than a month.

American Airlines says it will cancel about 220 flights a day. United and Delta have both started canceling flights through the weekend.

Experts say this means hundreds of thousands of travelers will likely experience delays or cancellations.

Summer Hull with ThePointsGuy says there will likely be major impacts to people flying from larger hubs to smaller cities.

“The most impacted flights are going to be the ones from a hub to a smaller city, and then specifically also the ones operated by regional aircraft,” Hull said.

She

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