US flight cancellations and delays could get worse if the shutdown does not end [SOUND]

# US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says flight disruptions could worsen considerably, and airlines could ground planes if the government stays closed. The Federal Aviation Administration mandated cuts to flights rose to six-percent yesterday at 40 of the country’s major airports, resulting in over one-thousand-200 flights cancelled. The Senate passed the short-term funding bill on Monday to reopen the government, but the bill still needs to clear the House of Representatives. Duffy says by tomorrow, eight-percent of flights will be cut: