US EditionFAA lifts order slashing flights, allowing commercial airlines to resume their regular schedules
Flight cancellations peaked at over 2,900 during the shutdown as air traffic controller staffing shortages eased, allowing full resumption of schedules at 40 major airports.
- 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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The 40 largest airports in the United States will be able to recover normality from Monday at first hour after the collapse suffered as a result of the closure of the federal government, which lasted 43 days, becoming the longest in history.The authorities have announced this Sunday that they lift the limitations imposed on air traffic since last November 7.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Sunday that it will lift all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed at 40 major airports during the country's longest government shutdown.
The FAA says it's lifting shutdown-related flight cuts at airports nationwide
The FAA is lifting travel restrictions at airports nationwide come Monday, 6 a.m.Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesThe FAA will lift shutdown-related flight cuts at airports nationwide on Monday at 6 a.m.Flight restrictions were imposed due to staffing shortages during the 43-day government shutdown.This sets airlines up on a path to getting operations back up and running before Thanksgiving.The Federal Aviation Administration has…
FAA lifts order slashing flights — here’s when commercial airlines will resume regular schedules
The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed at 40 major airports during the country’s longest government shutdown.
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