Travelers nationwide are voicing frustration online as long TSA lines, cancellations, and delays leave many stranded at major hubs like Dallas, Houston and Denver.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The ongoing federal government shutdown has been heavily impacting air travel, with the Federal Aviation Administration ordering nationwide reductions to operations that have caused widespread flight cancellations and delays.

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Last week, the FAA ordered a 4% reduction in operations at 40 high-traffic airports across the country. That number is expected to rise to 10% by the end of this week as the agency works to ease pressure points and address fatigue among air traffic controllers working without pay.

While Corpus Christi International Airport (CCIA) is not one of the 40 airports directly impacted, it’s still feeling the trickle-down effects.

“When the FAA asked for airlines to cut flights down by 10%, we weren’t sure how that would affect Corpus Christi,” Lacey Guzman with CCIA said. “We have three canceled flights now. If they are canceled, their passengers are being rebooked on other flights that we have going out. Luckily, we have a lot of frequency, seven flights on American going out, so we’re able to kind of rebook people. But we are seeing that impact here in Corpus.”

Across the nation, travelers have flooded social media with frustration as long TSA lines, canceled flights and long delays leave many stranded in airports like Dallas, Houston and Denver, the three connecting hubs for Corpus Christi passengers.

Guzman said the situation is constantly changing.

“It’s a day-by-day cancellation, and so the airline doesn’t even know until the day before what’s going to be canceled,” Guzman said. “When it first started, we did see one cancellation. Of course, now we’re at three cancellations.”

Congressman Vicente Gonzalez said the air travel disruptions are only part of a much larger issue.

“Defunding the FAA even a little bit and cutting their services even just a little bit has a massive economic impact on our country,” Gonzalez said. “We have not only a lot of tourist travel, but we have a lot of business travel that needs to take place in order for transactions to come through, in order for business to work and government to work.”

Congressman Gonzalez added that a bipartisan group of senators made progress late Sunday night toward ending the shutdown, but more still must be done.

“I urge the federal government and those who are in charge right now to assure that the resources are available for the FAA to be fully funded,” Gonzalez said. “We need to get things open again. We need to get working and we need to get talking.”

Guzman advises that travelers take extra precautions, emphasizing that preparation and flexibility are key.

“Packing your medicine in your carry-on and not your checked bag because you don’t know if it’s going to be delayed or canceled and you’re not going to have your bag anymore,” Guzman said. “Getting to the airport earlier than usual, all of the good practices that we’re told to do.”

As the shutdown drags on, passengers and airport staff alike continue to weather growing uncertainty and hope for relief soon.