Duffy Warns Thanksgiving Holiday Travel to Slow to a Trickle (1)

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that US air travel would come to a virtual standstill during the Thanksgiving holiday in late November if the government shutdown persists, as more air-traffic controllers opt not to work without paychecks.

“As we get closer to Thanksgiving travel, I think what’s going to happen is you’re going to have air travel slow to a trickle as everyone wants to travel to see their families,” Duffy told Fox News Sunday. “I think we’re going to see air traffic controllers, very few of them coming to work.”

Sean Duffy

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