Eric Lee / Bloomberg via Getty Images Travelers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025.

The Federal Aviation Administration has ended its flight-reduction emergency order, allowing air travel to resume normal operations.

The emergency order was officially lifted Monday at 6 a.m. ET, ending the reductions that caused mass cancellations and delays at airports.

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The cuts, which started with a 4% reduction in flights at 40 major airports on Nov. 7 , were designed to address fatigue and staffing issues among air traffic controllers amid the record-long government shutdown.

It’s being rolled back now that staffing levels have “stabilized” w

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