Emergency flight reductions ordered at 40 major U.S. airports by the Federal Aviation Administration earlier this month will be lifted Monday morning, federal officials announced Sunday.

The agency says the current mandatory 6% flight cuts are being downgraded to 3% even though the record 43-day shutdown ended Nov. 12.

Federal authorities on Friday lowered the mandatory flight reductions at 40 of the nation's busiest airports to 3% as of Saturday morning.