WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday lifted all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed at 40 major airports during the country’s longest government shutdown .

The FAA’s unprecedented order to limit traffic in the skies due to safety concerns initially went into effect on Nov. 7.

The flight cuts started at 4% and later grew to 6% before the FAA on Friday rolled the restrictions back to 3%, citing continued improvements in air traffic controller staffing since the record 43-day shutdown ended on Nov. 12.

The number of flights canceled this weekend was at its lowest point since the order took effect and was well below the 3% cuts FAA was requiring for Saturday and Sunday. Data from aviation analytics firm Cirium showed that less than 1% of all

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