US EditionFAA lifts order slashing flights, allowing commercial airlines to resume their regular schedules
The FAA lifted flight limits at 40 major U.S. airports after staffing and safety improved following the 43-day government shutdown, allowing airlines to resume normal schedules.
- The Federal Aviation Administration lifted all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed at 40 major airports during the government shutdown.
- Airlines can resume their regular flight schedules beginning Monday at 6 a.m. EST, as the agency cited improved air traffic controller staffing since the shutdown ended.
- The FAA order had been in place since Nov. 7, cutting flights by up to 6% and affecting thousands of flights across the country due to staffing shortages during the shutdown.
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