“Even if the government reopens quickly, the impacts of the shutdown are still likely to be felt for days and weeks to come as airlines and airports get back to business, so don’t expect air travel to revert to normal anytime soon,” he noted.

Air traffic in the U.S. could “slow to a trickle” if the federal government shutdown lingers into the busy Thanksgiving travel holiday season, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Sunday.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that U.S. air traffic could “slow to a trickle” if the shutdown if the federal government shutdown lingers into the busy Thanksgiving travel holiday season.