Those departing from the Valley International Airport in Harlingen said they are experiencing flight delays.

“We wanted to land earlier, but it's out of our hands,” Alma Sanchez said.

Sanchez said she and her husband were hoping to make it to Missouri to visit their son Friday, but a connecting flight to Houston is keeping them in the Rio Grande Valley just a little longer.

Another traveler, Jose Cantu, planned to fly to Chicago on Saturday, but that changed once he received an alert from the airline.

“It was from Delta, they said it was best to move a day earlier and try to make it home safe, or you could be stuck,” Cantu said.

The delays are happening after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a reduction of services at 40 major airports to accommodate air traffic controllers

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