Name: Trump blasts air traffic controllers as flight delays pile up
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Description: President Trump posted on social media Monday that air traffic controllers must get back to work while many go without pay during the government shutdown. Meanwhile, flight delays and cancellations continue to pile up across the U.S. CBS News national correspondent Meg Oliver has the latest.

President Trump posted on social media Monday that air traffic controllers must get back to work while many go without pay during the government shutdown. Meanwhile, flight delays and cancellations continue to pile up across the U.S. CBS News national correspondent Meg Oliver has the latest.

Washington

Flight delays and cancellations have increased across the United States due to a shortage of air traffic controllers, a result of the ongoing government shutdown. The Federal Aviation Administration reported thousands of flight cuts, with major airports such as Chicago, New York, and Boston most affected. 

President Trump addressed the situation on social media, demanding that all air traffic controllers return to work and warning of pay reductions for those who do not comply. Airlines are allowing passengers to rebook without fees and are offering full refunds for canceled flights, but disruptions are expected to continue even if the shutdown ends soon.

Trump blasts air traffic controllers as flight delays pile up

And as the shutdown continues, so do cancellations and delays at airports across the country. The Federal Aviation Administration says a shortage of air traffic controllers forced him to cut thousands of flights just last week. Now take a look at this flight aware misery map Chicago, New York and Boston. Those areas are feeling the most impacts right now. Now we know there's several cancellations and delays nationwide. Earlier today, the president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association had this to say about the shortage. Air traffic controllers and other aviation safety professionals we represent have now received two. $0 paychecks 41 days without pay. Controllers continue to show up and step up despite working full time during the shutdown and in many cases, mandatory overtime controllers continue to show up and step up for the American flying public and for each other. And just moments ago, President Trump weighed in on the absence of some air traffic controllers. He posted to social media, saying in part all air traffic controllers must get back to work. Now anyone who doesn't will be substantially docked. He went on to say in full shortly into the future I am not happy with you. CBS News National Correspondent Meg Oliver is live at Newark International Airport in New Jersey back. Thank you for your time today. Travelers were told people told CBS News last week I should say that they were worried about. Returning back home those flights, whether or not they would be canceled. If you happen to see any of those concerns come to reality right now at Newark. Maybe good to be with you. That's exactly what is playing out here. It's pretty dead at Newark, but the cancellations are stacking up and I just talked to one gentleman who was trying to get home to Fort Myers. Yesterday his flight was canceled. He had to spend the night another night in a hotel and he was. Rebooked on a 230 flight today, so he's hopeful that he will get home today. So far, most of the flyers that have been coming in here. They're not seeing any cancellations, but they are starting to see some delays. Now when this all started on Friday, when they started to reduce the number of flights, we saw those regional airports being impacted. A very different story is playing out across the country today with busier airports. Chicago, Atlanta here in Newark, Phoenix. They're being impacted the most, not to mention that some severe weather is playing out in Chicago. Also causing problems so far, more than 1600 flights have been canceled today, not as bad as yesterday. More than 3000 flights were canceled yesterday, but it's still early in the day, so we'll have to see how this works out. Yeah, we'll have to see and good luck to that man you spoke about earlier. But what can people do to plan ahead of more cancellations this week? Yeah, everyone, if you have a flight through this week, airlines are telling you that you can rebook you. They're waving cancellation fees and rebooking fees. If your flight does get canceled, you will receive a full refund. But as you know, we're getting closer to the busy holiday, Thanksgiving rush, so a lot of people are starting to think about taking the train or maybe a bus, driving all together. We know there's a big demand right now for rental cars, so it's going to take days. There's a little hope that the shutdown will get resolved this week, but that's not a magic bullet. That's not going to happen overnight. This is going to take days for things to work out. Mugo. All right, Meg Oliver, thank you so much for your time today.

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