The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that flight reductions at 40 major U.S. airports would stay at 6%, rather than increasing to 10% by the end of the week, as more air traffic controllers were set to return to work amid the end of the U.S. government shutdown on Wednesday (November 12) in a statement obtained by the Associated Press .

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the 6% reduction rate would stay in place as officials assessed whether the air traffic system could safely return to normal operations, but didn't give a definitive timeline, in the statement shared on Wednesday.

“If the FAA safety team determines the trend lines are moving in the right direction, we’ll put forward a path to resume normal operations,” Duffy said, claiming that safety remains a t

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