Flight delays soar as US faces air traffic controller crunch

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of travelers had their flights delayed or canceled on Sunday in the worst day for disruptions since the start of a US government shutdown, as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned of worse to come in the run-up to the Thanksgiving holiday.

- DAVID SHEPARDSON & DAVID LIUNGGREN

Airlines canceled more than 2,800 US flights and delayed more than 10,200 on Sunday in the third day of government-mandated flight cuts due to rising air traffic control staffing shortages, after thousands of delays and cancellations snarled traffic on Saturday.