Sean Duffy Says Passengers 10X More Likely To Face Flight Delays Amid Government Shutdown, Urges Air Traffic Controllers To 'Show Up For Work'

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that the ongoing government shutdown makes passengers over 10x more likely to ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warns air traffic controllers who call out sick during shutdown could be fired

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says air traffic control workers who call in sick instead of working during the ...

Sean Duffy’s threat to fire controllers raises safety questions - and Reagan-era flashbacks

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that a “small fraction” of controllers were “lashing out” due to the shutdown.
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Flight Delays Persist as Government Shutdown Enters Second Weekend

The longest government shutdown in American history happened in 2018-2019, during President Trump’s first term in office. The ...
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Sean Duffy warns air traffic controllers to show up or be fired as flight delays mount nationwide

Sean Duffy, the former reality TV host turned Secretary of Transportation, has openly threatened to fire air traffic controllers who are calling out sick during the ongoing government shutdown. The ...

Oct. 9, 2025 - Government shutdown updates

The government has been shut down for more than a week, and Congress still appears deadlocked on a funding plan.
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Air traffic controllers who duck unpaid work during the gov’t shutdown could be fired, Duffy warns

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