Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the agency may need to close "certain parts" of the nation's airspace if the shutdown drags on.

Secretary Sean Duffy's comment comes amid a growing number of flight delays at airports across the country. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday that the U.S. might be forced to close parts of its airspace if staffing shortages amid the government shutdown continue.

The Department of Transportation might be forced to shut down the airspace in certain parts of the country if the government shutdown continues into next week.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Tuesday that “certain parts” of the nation’s airspace will most likely be closed next week because of the government shutdown, now ongoing for 35 days and counting.

Airports across the country have already seen delays and cancellations due to staffing shortages as the shutdown continues.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that the U.S. may be forced to close certain parts of its airspace if issues with staffing continue amid the government shutdown. Duffy said “mass chaos” would ensue if the shutdown continued for another week.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday that his department may have to close certain parts of the country’s airspace next week if the government shutdown continues. Blaming Democrats in

The secretary of transportation predicted “mass chaos” next week if controllers have to continue to go without pay through a shutdown.

As the U.S. government shutdown enters its 35th day, there's a major possibility that the U.S. will shut down major airspace due to staffing shortages. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy made the stunning announcement on Tuesday,

Senate Democrats have voted 13 times against a stopgap measure funding the government at current levels until Nov. 21.

Both NATO and the European Union have been on high alert following a string of airspace violations, thought to be from Russia, in recent weeks.View on euronews