00:00Delta Airlines and United Airlines are calling on Congress to immediately end the ongoing government shutdown
00:06and restore pay to air traffic controllers who missed their first full paychecks this week.
00:11Both major airlines say the shutdown is straining essential workers and threatening the safety and efficiency of U.S. air travel.
00:18Delta CEO Ed Bastian and United's Scott Kirby urging lawmakers to pass a clean continuing resolution
00:25as the stalemate between Republicans and Democrats drags into a fourth week.
00:30With air traffic controllers already short-staffed and unpaid,
00:34industry leaders warn that each additional day of gridlock increases the risk to the national airspace system and the U.S. economy.
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