Some relief for fliers as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says now that the government shutdown has ended, flight reductions are expected to stay at 6% at 40 major airports across the U.S.

The backstory:

Last week, the FAA ordered domestic airlines at 40 major U.S. airports to reduce operations to ease demand on control towers, which were short-staffed during the shutdown. Air traffic controllers went unpaid and are required to work during a government shutdown.

On Wednesday evening, the Department of Transportation (DOT) and FAA issued an emergency order freezing flight reductions at 6% amid a "rapid decline" in air traffic controller callouts. It replaces the previous order which would have seen the cuts rise to 10% on Friday.

"The FAA safety team is encouraged to see our

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