The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ended flight reductions at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and dozens of other airports across the country.

Restrictions were scheduled to lift at 6 a.m. Monday at 40 major airports, where flight capacity was cut by at least 4% starting Nov. 7 as a result of the federal government shutdown, which ended last week.

There were four flight cancelations at MSP on Monday, compared to more than 70 a week ago when restrictions were in place, according to Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), the airport's owner and operator.

During the 43-day shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, air traffic controllers were among the federal workers who did not receive pay, leading to staffing issues and safety concerns.

The FAA says air traffi

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