Xinhua Agency, Washington, October 7 (Reporters Xiong Maoling and Yang Ling) The Federal Aviation Administration said on the 7th that due to the interruption of funds due to the federal government's "shutdown", the agency's information services to the public will be "restricted", but important security information will still be sent.

The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement on social media that flights were delayed and there was a shortage of personnel due to recent funding interruptions.

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that the lack of staff caused delays at several airports in California, New Jersey and Colorado.

California Governor Newton said on social media on Saturday that there was no air traffic controller at Burbank Airport in California for six hours, causing numerous flights to be delayed and flights cancelled.

Due to differences between Republicans and Democrats over health insurance-related welfare spending, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a new provisional allocation bill on September 30 before government funds were exhausted.