FAA lifts order slashing flights at Newark Airport and 39 other major flight hubs Associated Press Published: November 17, 2025 The FAA says it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed during the government shutdown, including at Newark Airport (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr./Richard Vogel)

✈️ FAA lifts all flight-reduction restrictions at 40 U.S. airports after the nation’s longest-ever government shutdown.

⚠️ Flight cuts peaked at nearly 3,000 cancellations in one day as staffing shortages hit air traffic control centers.

📉 Airlines now cleared to resume normal schedules on Monday.

NEWARK — The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed at 40 major airports, including Newark Lib

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