What could Atlanta travelers see as shutdown ends?

ATLANTA - There could soon be smoother skies ahead for weary travelers now that Washington has voted to end the government shutdown.

What we know:

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said this week that more air-traffic controllers are returning to work, and the number of cancellations and delays has already dropped at major airports. Still, he cautioned that it may take several days to a week for full flight schedules to resume.

"A lot more air traffic controllers are coming in," Duffy said. "The air traffic controllers are seeing an end to the shutdown and feel more hopeful and they’re coming in to their facilities."

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The Federal Aviation Administration ordered airlines last week to scale back flights at 40 major air