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The Senate has advanced a deal to potentially end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

Flight reductions at 40 of the nation's busiest airports are already in effect due to air traffic controller shortages.

Experts warn that flight disruptions and their consequences will continue even after the government reopens.

Congress is making progress toward ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history , a deadlock that has forced the cancellation of thousands of flights across the United States.

But even if lawmakers finalize the a deal this week, travelers shouldn’t expect an instant return to normal at the nation’s airports.

Flights have already been reduced at 40 of the country’s busiest airports to offset air traffic controller shortages, leadin

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