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FAA Lifts Emergency Flight Cuts, Restoring Normal Schedules Monday Morning

Regulators cited a steep fall in controller call-outs alongside improving safety indicators.

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A plane approaches Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, more than a month into the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo
An airliner, making it's approach, flies past flags at the base of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 12: A traveler sits by a board displaying some flights as delayed or cancelled near the Southwest Airlines check-in area at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on November 12, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has reduced flights by 10 percent in 40 major airports around the country, including LAX, with airlines warning that flight disruptions could continue even after the end of the federal government shutdown as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Restrictions end at 6 a.m. ET Monday, allowing airlines at 40 major airports to resume regular operations.
  • Reductions that began Nov. 7 at 4% and rose to 6% were cut to 3% Friday, and a planned increase to 10% was shelved as staffing stabilized after the 43-day shutdown.
  • Staffing-trigger events fell from a record 81 on Nov. 8 to single digits by late week and just one on Sunday, according to FAA updates.
  • The FAA is reviewing reports that some carriers exceeded mandated limits and is assessing enforcement, with potential fines of up to $75,000 per flight noted in the order.
  • Cancellations have returned to near-normal levels—Cirium reported 0.25% at the affected airports on Sunday—and other temporary constraints, including limits on space launches and some general aviation, are being removed as well.