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Passengers wait hours as air traffic control staffing issues due to shutdown disrupt travel

With the Thanksgiving travel rush less than two weeks away, airlines are ramping up flight cancellations ordered by the FAA until the government shutdown ends. Airlines say since the shutdown began, air traffic control staffing issues have disrupted the trips of 5.2 million people as sick calls increase and controllers miss their second paycheck.
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