Administration warns of air travel “chaos” if shutdown drags on

The Trump administration is warning there could be chaos in the skies next week if the government shutdown drags on. Air travel has been disrupted with each passing day of the shutdown. And Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the situation will only get worse as the financial pressure grows on air traffic controllers and TSA employees who are forced to work without pay. Duffy warns there could be “mass chaos” if the stalemate lasts another week, predicting more flight delays and cancellations, and the possibility of closing certain parts of the airspace.