India, Nov. 3 -- The US Government shutdown has impacted several sectors adversely, with airports being one of them. As per a report in News Nation, shortages of air traffic controllers are leading to increasing flight delays and even cancellations.

As per the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 13,000 air traffic controllers are working without pay due to the shutdown. Many of them are feeling frustrated and exasperated. To make matters worse, those who are opting to stay home by claiming to be sick are being threatened with termination of their services.

"It's just a shame. I mean, the controllers are overworked and underpaid. When it happened six years ago, I was one of the controllers who had to work for no pay," Tammy Johnson, a...