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Airlines Press FAA to End 6% Flight Cap as Cancellations Recede

The FAA says the cap will stay until safety metrics and staffing stabilize.

Travelers check their flight status at Dulles International airport as the nation's air travel system begins to return to normal, as the U.S. government opens back up following the longest shutdown in U.S. history, in Dulles, Virginia, U.S. November 13, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
An airliner, making it's approach, flies past a tree in full autumn color, as flight delays surge from the government shutdown which entered its 30th day, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Overview

  • Major U.S. carriers urged regulators to rescind the 6% cut requirement at 40 large airports.
  • Cirium reported airlines canceled about 2% of flights on Friday, down from roughly 3.5% on Thursday.
  • The agency on Wednesday froze mandatory cuts at 6% rather than escalating as previously planned.
  • Airlines have operated with far smaller reductions than ordered, leaving the FAA cap largely unmet.
  • Air traffic controllers and other FAA employees began receiving partial back pay on Friday.