Flying anywhere for the Thanksgiving holiday is likely to be tortuous for legions of travelers — even if the government shutdown ends today, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Friday.

Hundreds of flights during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year could be affected by staffing shortages of air traffic controllers. The shortages have been exacerbated by the shutdown, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration to implement unprecedented flight reductions .

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And those staff shortages — at least for now — appear to be set in stone for Thanksgiving, Duffy said.

'It's been awful': Passengers experience rough travels amid FAA flight disruptions

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"So if the government opens on day one, will I see an immediate response from controllers?

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