Unions that represent pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers warned Thursday that the partial federal government shutdown has created an “unprecedented” level of risk in flying.

“We have a growing concern for the safety and security of our members, our airlines, and the traveling public due to the government shutdown,” the union leaders said in a joint statement. “This is already the longest government shutdown in the history of the United States and there is no end in sight. In our risk averse industry, we cannot even calculate the level of risk currently at play, nor predict the point at which the entire system will break. It is unprecedented.”

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