Major airlines are providing meals and support to unpaid air traffic controllers and TSA officers during the federal government shutdown.

Major airlines provide meals and support to unpaid air traffic controllers and TSA officers as US airports face severe delays amid the ongoing shutdown

The unpaid workers include 24 air traffic controllers at Syracuse Hancock International Airport who have been working mandatory overtime shifts, six days per week and 10 hours per day, syracuse.com | The Post-Standard reported Monday.

Food assistance, health care costs, air travel, and military pay all face major strain if the shutdown extends beyond this week.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted Tuesday that there could be chaos in the skies next week if the government shutdown drags on and air traffic controllers miss a second paycheck