Officials earlier ordered airlines to cut flights as air traffic controllers went absent during the 43-day government shutdown.

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

Staffing shortages of air traffic controllers forced airlines to chop flights and delay thousands of others that disrupted travel plans of 5 million people.

The Federal Aviation Administration said it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed during the government shutdown at 40 major U.S. airports.

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…

WASHINGTON: US flights will return to normal schedules on Monday after reductions imposed during a government shutdown were lifted, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The…

Officials earlier ordered airlines to cut flights as air traffic controllers went absent during the 43-day government shutdown.

The Federal Aviation Administration canceled its shutdown air traffic restrictions. Here's what that means for travelers heading into Thanksgiving.