As the government shutdown continues, the loss of wages is crippling our already-strained air travel industry. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy recently announced that, if the shutdown continues into next week, the Department of Transportation may have to close portions of U.S. airspace.

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From Breitbart:

During a press conference on Tuesday, Duffy explained that the longer the government shutdown goes on, Americans working jobs where they have not received a paycheck during the shutdown are “forced to make decisions and choices” about whether to continue working in their current jobs or get a different job.

“The longer this goes on, every day these hardworking Americans have bills they have to pay, and they’re being forced to make decisions and choices,” he said. “Do they go to work as an air traffic controller, or do they have to find a different job to get resources, money, to put food on their table, to put gas in their car. As every day goes by, I think the problem is going to only get worse, not better.”

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“If you bring us to a week from today, Democrats, you will see mass chaos,” Duffy said. “You will see mass flight delays, you’ll see mass cancellations, and you may see us close certain parts of the airspace because we just can not manage it, because we don’t have the air traffic controllers.”

You can view Secretary Duffy’s comments from the press conference below:

🚨 “If you bring us to a week from today, Democrats, you WILL see mass chaos,” says @SecDuffy as the Democrat Shutdown means air traffic controllers are about to miss another paycheck.

“You may see us close certain parts of the airspace because we just cannot manage it.” pic.twitter.com/CkU98hd3fN

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) November 4, 2025

Our nation was already suffering from a shortage of air traffic controllers before the shutdown, and a lack of pay has only exasperated the issue. IFA has reported on this crisis, which has already caused flight delays and cancellations across the country. We even prayed about this on a recent webcast, which you can view below:

As our nation continues to suffer, let’s pray for a swift, God-honoring end to the government shutdown!

How are you praying for our nation during the shutdown? Share your thoughts and prayers below.

(Excerpt from Breitbart. Photo Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)