Travel across the US could soon return to normal after President Donald Trump signed a funding Bill last night (November 12), ending the historic 43-day government shutdown.
US Transport Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford said in a statement that flight reductions announced last week would remain at the current 6% threshold at 40 airports as air traffic controllers returned to work.
The reductions will remain in place while the FAA assesses whether the system can gradually return to normal operations. Long-haul flights are not affected by the reductions.
According to Airlines for America, around 5,2 million passengers have been affected by staffing-related delays or cancellations since the shutdown began on October 1. Around 9 500 flights have been cancelled since the FAA introduced the flight cuts on November 7.
