Flight Delays in the U.S. Are About to Get Much Worse

Air traffic controllers won't be getting paid on Tuesday.

Flight Delays in the U.S. Are About to Get Much Worse
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks alongside Representative Lisa McClain (R-MI), Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN), and U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) during a press conference on air traffic controller pay and the government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Air traffic controllers won't be getting paid on Tuesday.