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FAA Ends Shutdown Flight Caps, Restoring Normal Schedules at 40 Major Airports

Officials cited improving controller staffing after the 43-day shutdown as the reason to end the emergency curbs.

FAA Freezes Flight Reductions at 6% After Shutdown Ends, Slow Return Underway

Government Reopens After 43-Day Shutdown With Funding Through Jan. 30, 2026

FAA Raises Flight Cuts to 6% as House Weighs Shutdown Deal

FAA Keeps Caps at 40 Airports as Cancellations Surge, Deeper Cuts Loom

FAA Phases In Flight Reductions as Cancellations Top 1,000 for a Second Day

FAA Begins Flight Cuts at 40 Airports, Hundreds of Cancellations Reported

FAA to Cut Scheduled Flights 10% at 40 Airports Starting Friday if Shutdown Persists

DOT to Cut Flights by 10% at 40 Airports Starting Nov. 7 If Shutdown Continues