US EditionEnd of Record Government Shutdown Brings Relief — but Flight Disruptions Continue
The shutdown affected 1.4 million federal workers and disrupted national parks, air travel, IRS operations, and food assistance programs, with recovery expected to take months, officials say.
- On Nov. 12 the House voted and President Donald Trump signed a spending bill that reopened the federal government after a record 43-day shutdown.
- With the stopgap bill funding agencies only to Jan. 30, Congress passed a short-term funding bill and legal battles over Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, including the Supreme Court, heightened shutdown tensions.
- The Federal Aviation Administration ordered flight reductions at 40 major airports starting Nov. 7, with FlightAware reporting 149 flights cut Sunday and 315 canceled Saturday, while Orlando International Airport logged 394 cancellations.
- Roughly 1.4 million federal workers went unpaid for six weeks and are returning to work while officials say back pay should begin hitting accounts within days and controllers may receive about 70% within 24 to 48 hours.
- Tax experts warn the IRS backlog could delay the 2026 tax season, and farmers may miss the Nov. 21 deadline, said Kristen Brengel, `For 43 days, many national parks were left open, vulnerable and unprotected`.
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FAA lifts nationwide flight restrictions after long shutdown
After weeks of delays and cancellations across U.S. skies, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says operations can return to normal. The FAA announced late Sunday that it's lifting all restrictions on commercial flights, after previously placing emergency limits at 40 major airports during the record-long 43-day government shutdown. Air traffic controllers were among the federal workers who worked without pay throughout the impasse, leadin…
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